Euthanasia, also known as assisted suicide is the practice of ending someone or something’s life because they are in pain and will eventually die because of the pain. In Canada to practice, assisted suicide on a human is illegal but for an animal, it is legal. While both are living things, one can end their life and the other cannot. Although they bear some minor similarities such as euthanasia is only done because it is the most compassionate thing to do, the differences between animal assisted suicide and human assisted suicide is clear. Animals are euthanized because it’s convenient, shelters cannot accommodate the increase of animal coming into the shelter. Another difference we value human life so we try to find another alternative.
The difference between animal assisted suicide and human assisted suicide is that we put human life above all for example Hospitals invest a great amount of money to keep patients alive. In effect, hospitals created palliative care, which is a program that focuses on providing patients with relief from the pain. Another example of how we value the life of a human is assisted suicide is illegal in Canada no matter what the circumstance but in the story “Soap and Water” the man with the dog was quick to ask the vet to put the pet down instead of asking if they can save
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The reason is animal adoption agency euthanize animals to control the population because sometimes they cannot find homes for the animal so they are kept in the shelter. Since they have a constant increase of animal, the result is the shelter becomes more cramp, so they put down sick animals to make room. In addition to making room, assisted suicide for dogs is affordable for example; the adoption agency would need money to keep all the sick dogs alive also money to renovate the shelter. In conclusion, animals are euthanized because it