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ProudMNDemocrat

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1. We put our beloved pets out of misery....

Reply to trotsky (Original post)

Tue Apr 16, 2019, 09:22 AM

Apr 2019

I believe humans should be able to make those agonizing decisions as well. Why make them suffer further when they want to let go and stop their pain? For they know that their lives have come to an end.

There are many who say our pets do not have souls. We look into their eyes and we connect. They sense our every move, our daily schedules, they know how to comfort and soothe. They respond to us in ways that are mysteries. THEY HAVE SOULS. And when they reach their end of life, we mourn them because we made that emotional bond with them. They are our family, but with fur.

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Let reason, not religion, govern the aid-in-dying issue [View all] trotsky Apr 2019 OP

We put our beloved pets out of misery.... ProudMNDemocrat Apr 2019 #1

I want the ability to choose a death with dignity if necessary. trotsky Apr 2019 #2

I agree 200% with you....... ProudMNDemocrat Apr 2019 #3

This is a hill I'll die on: Act_of_Reparation Apr 2019 #4