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Subject: Wrong again Damaclese-

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PAUL

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Date Posted: 06/26/03 8:30pm
In reply to: Damoclese 's message, "Making the call to "murder" something isn't easy" on 06/24/03 10:29pm

>The one thing I've noticed about Paul's posts is a
>seeming lack of experience with people/animals who
>suffer much. I suspect if he had looked death in the
>face enough, his views would be quite a bit different.
>
>It isn't easy to make a decision to put a pet to
>sleep. You make it because it's a favor to the pet. It
>stops their suffering. No one I dare say, (normally)
>wants to kill their beloved pet. They do it out of
>compassion. They do it because they don't want to see
>the thing they love have to suffer while they stand by
>and watch.
>
>Frankly, I think it's insulting of Paul to assume that
>making the call to put something to sleep is somehow
>"easy", or something of which no emotion is invested
>in. It takes much emotion, and it's a big decision. In
>an imperfect world, imperfect decisions must be made.
>This is just merely one of many.
>
>Damoclese

PAUL-This time last year my elderly cat was diagnosed with feline aids and feline leukemia-The vet wanted to put him to sleep but I made it quite clear that it was not an option-Me and my Mother nursed it for the last weeks of its life,often having to clean up after him many times but I never doubted it was the right decision especially when I found him one day sunning himself on the window sill-Any quality of life is better than no life.

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