Putting your pet to sleep is more humane.

I don't often comment on the news but this week I can't help but comment on the Terry Shivo case. In my opinion putting our pets, who are old and very sick or dying is done in a much more humane manner than Terry Shivo is being treated. When I had to put my over fifteen year old cat to sleep years ago they first gave him a shot to put him to sleep and then they gave him the shot that ended his life. He had cancer and could not eat anymore. The poor cat was suffering and there was nothing to be done for him. Instead of letting him starve to death because the cancer was in his mouth we did the humane thing and had our beloved cat put down.


Even convicted murders who are given the death penalty are treated more humanely with the fatal injection than Terry Shivo is being treated. The doctors are saying she can not feel anything but how do they really know that? They cannot read her mind. She may not be totally aware of what is happening around her but her family feels she has some consciousness. How does anyone know that she is not screaming inside her head, screaming to be given something to eat or drink. I can't stop thinking about this poor woman and her situation. She has people who are willing to care for her in her condition and keep her as comfortable as possible for however much longer she may have to live with the feeding tube yet she is not being given that consideration. In my opinion it was more humane to put my beloved cat to sleep they way they did than the way Terry Shivo is having to end her existence.

Donna