OP, are you the same poster who has poor elderly parents who are citizens of another country, and you wanted to find out how to bring them here to the U.S. with the expectation that they should be provided with healthcare, housing and other support?

I find it strange that this oddly judgmental post popped up about how dogs are cared for better than the elderly.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For sure. Dogs get euthanized when they suffer. People are kept alive way past their expiration date.

Which date is that?

When their quality of life is gone, their cognitive ability is gone, when they don't want to suffer anymore = expired, time to let them go.

Which date is that?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For sure. Dogs get euthanized when they suffer. People are kept alive way past their expiration date.

Which date is that?

When their quality of life is gone, their cognitive ability is gone, when they don't want to suffer anymore = expired, time to let them go.

Anonymous wrote:For sure. Dogs get euthanized when they suffer. People are kept alive way past their expiration date.

Which date is that?

The problem with euthanizing people is where do you draw the line?

One or more individuals on DCUM have recently suggested that local elderly are very selfish for hanging on to their homes instead of moving into a nursing home so that *they* can acquire the vacated home. What?!

People are infinitely selfish, such as the DCUMers mentioned above. It won't end well should euthanasia become an option.

Anonymous wrote:How millions of dogs are killed each year in shelters because they can't find homes?

You're comparing pampered pets to the worst-off of the elderly. It's not an apt comparison.

There are millions of elderly abandoned in nursing homes/shelters.

How millions of dogs are killed each year in shelters because they can't find homes?

You're comparing pampered pets to the worst-off of the elderly. It's not an apt comparison.

For sure. Dogs get euthanized when they suffer. People are kept alive way past their expiration date.

It depends on the dog and person. I know several dogs completely neglected.

My MIL would have been better off as PP said if she could have been lovingly put to sleep. Dementia late stage is horrific. As much as I wanted her alive as we had a wonderful relationship watching her suffer was very hard.

Anonymous wrote:I think what OP means is that our culture doesn't value the elderly. They are a burden unlike dogs who are valued through elder years and sickness. Dogs are also euthanized humanely vs the human elderly are left to suffer in pain until death.

Don't confuse pets and people. You don't stand to inherit when your dog dies. Your dog can't object to euthanasia.

Elderly are a burden?

Anonymous wrote:I think what OP means is that our culture doesn't value the elderly. They are a burden unlike dogs who are valued through elder years and sickness. Dogs are also euthanized humanely vs the human elderly are left to suffer in pain until death.

This. My job is dog walking / pet care. My mother has dementia. She would be lovingly put to sleep if she were a dog. My family could end her suffering and grieve and move on. Instead we are forced to watch her continue to deteriorate with a terminal disease that has no cure. In the animal world that would just be perceived as cruel. After 4 years of dealing with various burocracies and systems from health care to elder facilities, I am convinced it’s just about milking as much money from vulnerable people as possible.

I think what OP means is that our culture doesn't value the elderly. They are a burden unlike dogs who are valued through elder years and sickness. Dogs are also euthanized humanely vs the human elderly are left to suffer in pain until death.

OP - tell us what YOU are doing

We and all the people we know are taking care of their families, elders and others. And pets.

Anonymous wrote:It seems human would spend lots of money, time and efforts on care of their dogs but not so much on their elderly. In an ideal world, we can do both but in a world with limited resources, do we have right priorities?

My three pampered dogs are a breeze to care for compared toasingl human. So imho not an apt comparison.

It seems human would spend lots of money, time and efforts on care of their dogs but not so much on their elderly. In an ideal world, we can do both but in a world with limited resources, do we have right priorities?