Persuasive Essay On Animal Euthanasia

The euthanasia of animals is a very problematic social issue in the world today. Approximately there are about 7.6 million companion animals that enter animal shelters each year. Of those, about 2.7 animals are euthanized, and cats have the highest rate, according to “The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals” (2017). When you hear the term euthanasia in reference to animals, you think of a painless process that ends the countless suffering your pet had to endure over the span of their lives. There are many reasons for which these animals are “put to sleep.” When most pet owners put their pets to sleep it is because their pets have incurable disease, painful illness, behavioral problems and are of old age. When an animal is suffering and is no longer able to recover, this process may be the most humane thing to do. However, euthanasia turns into murder when perfectly healthy animals are killed. Since there is an overpopulation of animals there are many animals left on the street wandering alone. When there isn’t any room for all these new animals being brought in from off the streets, shelters have no other option, but to euthanize. Each year more and more dogs and cats are born and sent into shelters, but for every animal being born another one has to leave and once the animal leave they are most likely going to be euthanized. No matter the situation animals are losing their lives for no clear reason.

Animal shelters provide protection and care to animals in need, but sadly have to kill animals from time to time. Ending an animal’s life with minimal pain is called animal euthanasia. No animal shelters practice euthanasia by choice, but most consider it a necessary system. Some reasons for euthanasia are lack of resources and funding in shelters, but the biggest contributor to why euthanasia exists is overcrowding. This problem can be traced to owners allowing their pets to have multiple litters of kittens or puppies without taking the responsibility to properly give them a home. This carelessness creates a huge domestic overpopulation problem. The consequences of overpopulation results in large numbers of animals being sent to humane societies. Animals are then euthanized to avoid overcrowding. Euthanasia is unethical and cruel; it should be banned from shelters.

It is inhuman to continually allow a person to suffer when there is no chance of them improving. Even animals are put out of their misery when injured or sick beyond repair as to not prolong the suffering, humans should be allowed that same option. Long term pain can severely affect a person, sometimes causing the patient to be mad and hateful without meaning to . Giving a person a choice to end their life while they still hold on to the personality they have always had is not for the government but for the patient. A dying person should not be tortured in the process unless they choose to be. Terminating one's life to escape from excruciating pain is an excellent reason to legalize Euthanasia.

We all heard of the term of euthanizing an animal to end the animals suffering and pain which is a merciful killing. If euthanizing an animal is moral and legal how does that differ from euthanizing a patient that is suffering as well? The reason we decide to euthanize our pets is not because we don’t love them anymore, but we want them to end their pain and suffering. Furthermore, pets become part of the family and choosing to euthanize them is not an easy decision, but in regards to the pet’s best interest, euthanizing them will be more beneficial. The owner will not have to see their beloved pet suffering and have peace in mind that their pet is not

The first reason to consider the pro side, is that animals have the right to be euthanized when their owner and veterinarian agree that they are either too sick or old to keep on living. Humans should have the same right of autonomy to decide for themselves. Animals that do not share the same rights as human are allowed to have this right, even when they cannot make that decision

Euthanasia is a painless killing of someone suffering from an incurable disease or an irreversible coma, in other words, it is basically a painless assisted suicide. This is a highly personal decision that an individual should be able to decide for a variety of reasons. Legalizing euthanasia would bring tranquility to those who live suffering in a miserable way for a long time. Whereas, it is legal to euthanize pets, why are we morally obligated to live our lives suffering in pain where there is no quality of life left in one.Why decide for someone knowing that there is no hope and the situation would just get worse than it already is.

An example of why euthanizing is acceptable is because it ends the animals suffering.In the blog “Is it ethical to euthanize your dog?(2011) by Elliot D. Cohen,here's an example from the blog that supports my point of view.For instance,he says “Of course it was ethical.He was suffering.”(Par.5).Cohen’s quote backs up my reasoning because it’s pretty straight forward.The quote states that the animals are suffering so it’s alright to do it.Another quote from Cohen's blog that supports me is when he writes “He was unable to hold down water and began vomiting every time he drank.”(Par.2).This quote proves my statement of the animals suffering.If it couldn't

In conclusion I believe that euthanasia should be legalized. But as with anything else that the government grants it should be taking under deep consideration. I believe that a person should file a request to administer euthanasia then it should undergo an investigation and if the investigation comes out with all good intentions go for it. Even for animals most people don’t look at animals a living things but they are too. If you have an animal and you really can’t take care of it take it to a shelter. Or post up fliers or post on the internet inquiring if anyone wants a pet.

The type of euthanasia that will be discussed is voluntary euthanasia and there are several areas which must be covered before coming to a conclusion as to whether this should be carried out. The first I'll mention is 'personhood'. This is the essence of someone which makes them a person, distinguishing between us and the animals. There are several other aspects of personhood including the ability to communicate and interact with others and also

(1) The animal shows no improvement in health and is expected due to illness or injury to be in pain/stress until death

Many people believe that euthanizing is a harmless act, but that is not the case. Euthanizing hurts the animal and the person who has to do the

Euthanasia, defined as, “the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy” by the Merriam Webster Dictionary, is a very controversial issue that many of us must face at one time or another in our lives. More often than not, the conversation about euthanasia is brought up in the cases of severely injured or sick animals. Other cases are seen in terminally ill medical patients that have the want or desire to die with dignity. The difference between what is right with physician assisted suicide, versus animal euthanasia, varies between persons. However, most will agree that it may be

Euthanasia is the painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable and painful disease or in a coma. This practice is illegal in most countries, but why? Euthanasia is also known as “assisted suicide”, and has caused a lot of controversy throughout the world. The question is, should it be legal? I believe that it should. Euthanasia is used mainly for pets being “put down” when they are sick or elderly, but this is not available to humans. Euthanasia should be available to humans, but only under certain guidelines and all cases should be investigated into before the person is euthanised.

In the history of the world people use it in terms of hastening one death, killing disable babies. The contemporary debate of euthanasia started in 1870. Animal euthanasia brings out a topic that is it right or wrong. Reason for Euthanasia is incurable conditions, overcrowding, dangerous animals, diseases, and lack of resources to support the animal. Over 4 million animals have nowhere to go and will send the

The debate over the use of euthanasia is ever growing. This is due to the fact of constant increases in medical advances. Medical advances are growing the number of medicines one can be given before palliative care is an option. The main concern of the debate is whether trying new treatments and medicines are necessary before palliative care is given. Two articles will be analyzed using the Aristotelian method. Both articles are valid, but the New York Times article written by Haider Javed Warraich offers a complete perspective using all three persuasive appeals compared to the article written by Terry Pratchett for The Guardian, which the majority is written on emotion.