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  • Veterinary Medicine
  • Animal Ethics
  • Sociology of Medicine

Background:

  • The increasing medicalization of animal lives means most pets die via veterinary euthanasia.
  • Understanding euthanasia as a
  • good death
  • is crucial in veterinary practice.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore how pet euthanasia is perceived as a
  • good death
  • in veterinary-client interactions.
  • To analyze the negotiation of care and control in pet euthanasia decisions.
  • To examine the implications for understanding animal aging and death.

Main Methods:

  • Qualitative study based on interviews with veterinarians in Finland.
  • Exploration of euthanasia practices and decision-making processes.

Main Results:

  • Pet euthanasia is framed as an act of care for suffering animals.
  • Veterinarians and pet guardians negotiate care and control in end-of-life decisions.
  • The concept of
  • phronesis
  • offers a framework for understanding ethical euthanasia practices.

Conclusions:

  • Pet euthanasia involves complex ethical considerations regarding animal welfare and the human-animal bond.
  • The study highlights the importance of practical wisdom (phronesis) in veterinary end-of-life care.
  • Understanding pet death through euthanasia offers insights into broader societal views on aging and mortality in companion animals.