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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes OP, I was would euthanize an older pet whose quality of life is going down and for whom you can't afford care.

One of my friends couldn't even afford to euthanize her dog recently and the poor animal had to suffer at the end.

Unfortunately it's getting too expensive for extensive pet medical care for most of us, and I would.hate to re-home an older animal just to have someone else not be able to afford the medical care either. [/quote]

It's not even just concerns that the new family might not be able to afford it. Rehoming a pet is a MASSIVE quality of life issue, even under the best of circumstances. Younger animals are both easier to place and easier to integrate into a new situation. But an older pet, especially one that has lived basically its whole life in one home with one family? They are devastated to be removed from their pack. Doing this to a healthy pet is incredibly cruel. Doing this to a pet who is also dealing with health issues? That's inhumane. Better that the pet should meet a gentle end with its familar people than have to go through the hardship of adjusting to a whole new household while in pain/struggling.

And I'm describing a situation where it's a home to home transfer. If you add a stop at a shelter in the middle, it's even more traumatizing to the animal. Some of y'all don't seem to understand the alternatives here.[/quote]

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