Euthanasia more ‘cost-effective’ than care
The Lantern - 2 hours 52 minutes agoThe Netherlands has become the first nation since Hitler’s Germany to legalize euthanasia — the direct killing of patients by physicians. There are restrictions.
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Dayton shows way in shelter reform; animal resource center becomes model
The Toledo Blade - Sun Nov 29, 6:27 am ETBy JC REINDL BLADE STAFF WRITER DAYTON — The list of problems at the county dog pound kept growing. Among the standouts: an old facility crowded with stacks of broken cages, inhumane treatment of the injured and sick, and euthanasia practices reported by the local newspaper as “harsh and sometimes seemingly arbitrary.” Before long, county officials had a clamoring chorus of critics — pet owners ...
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Cape Fear region county-by-county roundup
The Fayetteville Observer - Sun Nov 29, 5:23 am ETThe county animal shelter is among 21 in North Carolina reprimanded for failing to comply with new euthanasia standards, according to the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
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Viewpoints: GOP test is surefire suicide pact
The Sacramento Bee - Fri Nov 27, 10:57 pm ETSome people can't stand prosperity, my father used to say.
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Hong Kong police track Facebook suicide group: report
AFP via Yahoo! News - Thu Nov 26, 3:15 pm ETHong Kong police are seeking the Internet user behind a Facebook group that encouraged teenagers to commit mass suicide, a report said Thursday, after a 15-year-old member tried to kill himself.
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Hong Kong police probe second 'suicide' page set up on Facebook
EARTHtimes.org - Thu Nov 26, 11:56 pm ETHong Kong - Police in Hong Kong were Friday trying to trace the creator of a second Chinese-language Facebook group calling for its members to commit mass suicide. The second group sprang up shortly after another group, which called on its almost 190...
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Motion Could Criminalize Online Suicide Counseling
The Epoch Times - Thu Nov 26, 3:00 am ETA motion in response to the suicide of Nadia Kajouji has received unanimous support in the House of Commons.
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Oakland animal shelter undergoes transformation
San Francisco Chronicle - Wed Nov 25, 10:09 am ETThe euthanasia room at the Oakland animal shelter used to be endlessly busy, as nearly all the shelter animals ended up there. Now, the dark, cavernous room is being converted to a surgery center to spay and neuter the thousands of animals that have been...
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Hong Kong police probe Facebook group planning 'mass suicide'
EARTHtimes.org - Wed Nov 25, 10:41 pm ETHong Kong - Police in Hong Kong were Thursday trying to trace the founder of a Chinese-language Facebook group whose members claim to be planning a mass suicide on December 21. The investigation was triggered after a 15-year-old member of the group w...
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Lucas County orders end to puppy euthanasia
The Toledo Blade - Wed Nov 25, 5:44 am ETBy TOM TROY BLADE POLITICS WRITER The Lucas County commissioners voted yesterday to prohibit Lucas County Dog Warden Tom Skeldon from killing puppies at least through 3 months of age, including, for the first time in years, "pit bull" puppies. And in a development that could threaten even the few weeks remaining in Mr. Skeldon's tenure as dog warden, Commissioner Ben Konop called for his ...
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Strong opinions on issues of our day
Clay Today - Wed Nov 25, 9:14 am ETI have been writing this column for the past 13 years or so. In that time I have addressed many subjects; some light-hearted, some not so much so. I have offended some people but, if the feed-back I get is an indication, have generally pleased more.
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Jacob M. Appel: The Rom Houben Tragedy and the Case for Active Euthanasia
The Huffington Post - Tue Nov 24, 10:55 pm ETOpponents of the right to die appeared to savor a public relations victory with the reported "rebirth" of car-crash victim Rom Houben, a forty-six...
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Peterson sentenced
Ravalli Republic - Tue Nov 24, 11:08 pm ETThe Victor man convicted of kidnapping and beating a woman and then holding police at bay for 18 hours last October was sentenced to 50 years in prison Friday.
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Animal advocates protest euthanasia use at Cedar Valley shelter
The Gazette - Mon Nov 23, 5:41 pm ETMultiple firings at the Cedar Valley Humane Society in recent months have sparked rumors and accusations about euthanasia practices. Board members say they’re caring for the animals and have presented statistics showing that the number euthanized has declined over the past few months. However, a passion for animals and a distrust of the shelter’s leadership prompted dozens [...]
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Animal shelter investigation digs into finances, euthanasia
Memphis Commercial Appeal - Sun Nov 22, 12:05 am ETThe three-week-old investigation of the Memphis Animal Shelter is reaching well beyond allegations of animal abuse and neglect.Shelby County Sheriff's Office investigators are also exploring the shelter's finances and whether euthanization drugs are missing, according to public records.Investigators also want to know more about what high-ranking members of city government knew about problems at ...
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Basil ‘Doc’ Jones’ compassion and service to animals began in 1940
Bristol Herald Courier - Sat Nov 21, 5:05 pm ETThe last person on Earth we wanted to hurt was “Doc Jones,” but we did with our Nov. 8 front-page story about “euthanasia day” at the Sullivan County Animal Shelter. Dr. Basil A. Jones is no villain.
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Australian 'Dr. Death' starts suicide workshop
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