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Is taking an animal down really that necessary? - Exiled - 11-14-2013
I mean, when you come to think of it. He/she has been with you for like a few years, he/she is a part of you now. Putting it down is just as hard some killing a human. I don't see why you'd put down an animal and not let it die naturally.
RE: Is taking an animal down really that necessary? - Daniel - 11-14-2013
hmmm, explain a bit, please. What are you referring to?
RE: Is taking an animal down really that necessary? - Exiled - 11-14-2013
(11-14-2013, 03:40 PM)Daniel Wrote: hmmm, explain a bit, please. What are you referring to?
Like when an animal is sick, he has to be taken down cause apparently that's how it's normally done.
RE: Is taking an animal down really that necessary? - Daniel - 11-14-2013
(11-14-2013, 03:42 PM)KRAYZI Wrote:(11-14-2013, 03:40 PM)Daniel Wrote: hmmm, explain a bit, please. What are you referring to?
Like when an animal is sick, he has to be taken down cause apparently that's how it's normally done.
well, if the animal suffers a lot of pain, that is actually how it SHOULD be done. They're just animals, it has nothing to do with human beings.
RE: Is taking an animal down really that necessary? - Four - 11-16-2013
I believe it's a necessary practice. We put animals down to stop them from suffering, but a common argument against this will be we don't put humans down.
This is because humans can sit and lay down and have everything served to them. Animals on the other hand, it's in there nature to move around and fend for themselves. That's why it's a better practice to put them down when they can no longer fend for themselves.
RE: Is taking an animal down really that necessary? - Nil - 11-16-2013
I had to put down my dog that I grew up with. We couldn't let it die naturally. It was losing all of it's fur and skin, it could barely walk and could barely breathe. If we let it go, he would have kept swelling up and been in pain for a while. Plus, it sucked hearing the dog I grew up with try to breathe and move.
RE: Is taking an animal down really that necessary? - Daniel - 11-16-2013
(11-16-2013, 06:44 PM)Four Wrote: I believe it's a necessary practice. We put animals down to stop them from suffering, but a common argument against this will be we don't put humans down.
This is because humans can sit and lay down and have everything served to them. Animals on the other hand, it's in there nature to move around and fend for themselves. That's why it's a better practice to put them down when they can no longer fend for themselves.
Just to complete your statement a bit, I think the main reason is our conscience, and especially religiosity, which punishes this (the common religions we have knowledge of). Animals are supposed to don't have souls and 'doesn't matter' if we stop them from suffering; instead, it's better for them.
My thoughts, anyway.
RE: Is taking an animal down really that necessary? - Valentino - 11-16-2013
Necessary? No. But sometimes it can be the better thing to do. I have a lot of animals and I know it'd be hard as hell to put them down, but if they were sick, in pain and/or suffering I wouldn't want that for them either.
RE: Is taking an animal down really that necessary? - Feat - 11-16-2013
Its not a necessary thing to do but according to us, its the kind/right thing to do. If something is in pain and we can put it out of its misery, wouldn't you want that? And the difference is that animals have to move around and fend for themselves whilst humans can have help from others.
RE: Is taking an animal down really that necessary? - Harvey - 11-20-2013
Yeah, I think the concept is a bit dodgy too. Problem is, with humans, we have such advanced medical technology that we can keep people alive and well and we can communicate orally to see how someone is feeling and if they're okay. We can't keep pets on life support and we can't ask them whether they're living in constant pain. It's hard to think that any living creature would rather be dead, but I certainly think euthanasia is a rough area.