(May 29, 2014 at 3:05 pm)rexbeccarox Wrote:(May 29, 2014 at 1:51 pm)Tea Earl Grey Hot Wrote: There's also the issue of consent. Euthanasia is thought to be acceptable if the person to be euthanized gives consent. Animals can't give consent. This is why bestiality is immoral. The animal can't give consent to have sex with one of us.
Did I make the wrong choice by putting my cat down, then, when her tongue was bulging out of her mouth, and her belly was so distended she couldn't walk due to an infection? I mean, she couldn't voice consent...
Could the animal have been treated and if so would the quality of life be worth living?