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How to have end-of-life conversations

AVMA News

Conversations about euthanasia and depopulation are never easy given what’s at stake. Speakers at the recent AVMA Humane Endings Symposium offered tips and advice for how to communicate effectively and tenderly when discussing end-of-life matters.

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National Audubon Society Caves to the Cat Crazies

10,000 Birds

Feral cats kill birds by the billions in the United States and the only real solution to the problem is removal and euthanasia, along with heavy fines for those caught dumping cats. Hat-tip to Rick Wright who pointed me to the Audubon statement. Ted Williams is one of the few reasons I read Audubon Magazine.

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A Hamster’s Story: The making of a novel

4 The Love Of Animals

What I didn’t tell her was that the sleep would occur while he drifted on a cloud to the continent of Euthanasia the following day. It extended about ¾” below the cap and just wide enough to hold a drop of water on its tip. I balanced the water drop on the end of the arm and tipped it into Hamlet’s mouth. He swallowed.

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