Animal Ethics
JANUARY 30, 2007
Barbaro's killing is a case of euthanasia. The word "euthanasia" means good, gentle, or easy ( eu ) death ( thanos ). The paradigm case of euthanasia is where a sentient being is terminally ill, will die soon anyway, and is in great pain. Euthanasia is often called mercy killing, for obvious reasons: Its motive is mercy.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 7, 2016
This blog is written by writer, photographer, and animal advocate Ingrid Taylar. The bird was stripped of feathers and so badly battered that euthanasia was probable. I assume this personal tie is what brings many people to a wildlife hospital for the first time: empathy and sorrow for the single animal in their care.
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