Female boar and her six piglets killed in school playground with children present
Wild boar were tranquilized and euthanised in a school children’s playground in front of the kids near the Vatican.
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Vets will be legally required to check dogs’ microchips before they euthanise them
Under new UK regulations called Tuk’s Law veterinarians must scan a dog for a microchip before euthanising the animal.
Why are horses with broken legs euthanized?
Horses are euthanised after a broken leg because of the difficulties of successfully repairing a broken leg in combination with financial considerations.
An end to the barbaric boiling of lobsters?
ANALYSIS: It’s about time. It is said that when a living lobster is placed into boiling water it screams in pain. As I recall, it’s been proved that they do. And there’s no reason why they shouldn’t feel pain. They are sentient beings. Fish feel …
America’s first pet dog to get coronavirus is euthanised
Buddy, a German Shepherd, has died. He was American’s first pet dog to test positive for Covid-19. He was aged seven and lived in New York. He first had the symptoms in mid-April. It took a month to get him a test for coronavirus. On …
Vet gives shelter dog a second chance after he survived euthanasia
Rudolph, a 7 to 8 month old black dog, survived being euthanized by a veterinarian. The veterinarian refused to try to kill him again so he survived and Rudolph is now up for adoption. He is at the Kings Harvest Pet Rescue No Kill Shelter …
Animal shelter cats and dogs are commercial “assets” so how are they used?
The millions of cats and dogs that pass through animal shelters in the United States annually are commercial assets if you look at them that way. I am not suggesting that you should but under financial pressure shelter managers might, and in doing so it …
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