We all understand that the euthanizing is a sad process, especially when the animal is merely being killed because of space issues. But, what are the effects of the euthanizing process on the human care takers that carry out this sad process? Fact: Many of the people that carry out the euthanization do not know that they are going to perform this process (Rohlf 204). How would you feel if you were the person to kill the animal? What are some effects that happen to the people that do this?
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Rohlf, Vanessa, and Pauleen Bennett. "Perpetration-indcued Tramatic Stress in Persons Who Euthanize Nonhuman Animals in Surgeries, Animal Shelters, and Laboratories." Society & Animals 13.3 (Sep. 2005): 201-219
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I don’t think this is something that I could ever do. I always thought that the people that had this job must really dislike animals. That being the only way they could bring themselves to do this.
ReplyDeleteI remember watching a program on Discovery (or animal planet or something like that) where they followed a woman who was responsible for euthanizing the cats and dogs at a shelter. She went against all of my stereotypes. She really loved the cats and dogs. Her approach to her job was that the animals that they were losing were allowing others to live. The ones that were being put down had all been there for a while and that was no way to live out the rest of their lives. She appeared to really love the animals and though she disliked the end result she knew that because she was there that the animals were always treated well.
This is what Coleen Defene had to say:
ReplyDeleteAs far as the question regarding the individuals who must do the killing, don't ask me to carry out that decision. I cry on "Deal or No Deal." However, if an animal is violent or uncontrolable, or has injured someone, then it is appropriate to put the animal down. I have seen first hand what a dog can do to a child. Those dogs should not continue to harm.