In my job I have had to hold many dearly loved animals while the vet euthanizes them. Its never easy, nor should it be. Euthanasia is a big deal. But I have come to think that sometimes it is the only way we can heal wounds too great to fix. I am against anything having a long, lingering death full of suffering. In this way, I think our animals have it better than we do. We can choose to end their suffering. We gotta suffer!

Steve, you're a braver man than me. I can hold a dying animal as long as I'm not administering the shot. It would take a lot for me to dispatch a suffering animal. I had a fit when I found a dead garter squished on the road in front of my house. It looked blue.

Devon