| Description |
xix, 267 pages ; 24 cm |
| Note |
"Prepared by The Foundation of Thanatology and The Carola Warburg Rothschild Society for the Human-Animal Bond of The Animal Medical Center"--Page xix. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Part I: The Ethics and Morality of Euthanasia. Common Fate, Difficult Decision: A Comparison of Euthanasia in People and Animals. Euthanasia as an Ethical Dilemma. Medical Research, Euthanasia, and the Animal Welfare Movement. The Use of Animals in Research: Attitude Among Research Workers. Animal Euthanasia and Moral Stress. Euthanasia and the Human/Animal Bond. Symbolic, Historical and Cultural Aspects of Animal Euthanasia. |
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Part II: Euthanasia, Pet Loss and Client Grief. An Epitaph for Merlin. Euthanasia of a Pet: A Personal Experience. Euthanasia of Pets: The Impact on Children. Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with the Euthanasia of a Pet. Goodbye, Kitty. Equine Euthanasia and Client Grief. The Pet with Cancer: Impact on the Family. Pet Loss and Separation: A Multifactorial Problem. Pet Loss: Veterinarians, Clergy and Owners Working Together to Resolve Grief. |
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Part III: Perspectives on the Human/Companion Animal Bond. Grief and Mourning Following Human and Animal Death. Attitudes Toward Animals and their Effect on Veterinary Practice Management. The Meanings of Loss: Human and Pet Death in the Lives of the Elderly. Euthanasia of Pet Animals and the Death of Elderly Owners: Implications for Support of Community-Dwelling Elderly Pet Owners. Euthanasia in Zoos: Issues of Attachment and Separation. The Bereaved Pet Owner and Social-Work Service Referral. |
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Part IV: Euthanasia in Veterinary Practice and Laboratory Animal Medicine. Holism, Euthanasia and Veterinary Medical Practice. Breaking the News: Problems and Some Answers. Euthanasia and Bereavement: A Study of Clients and Veterinarians. A Veterinarian Confronts Pet Loss and Client Grief. Death and Euthanasia: Attitudes of Students and Faculty at a Veterinary Teaching Hospital. Client Grief Following Pet Loss: Implications for Veterinary School Education. Euthanasia in Laboratory Animal Medicine. Euthanasia Agents and Methods. Animal Disposal: Fact and Fiction. Appendix: Report of the AVMA Panel on Euthanasia. |
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Euthanasia of animals -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Euthanasia of animals -- Social aspects.
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Euthanasia of animals -- Psychological aspects.
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Pets -- Death -- Psychological aspects.
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Human-Animal Bond. (DNLM)D001841
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Euthanasia, Animal. (DNLM)D037901
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Object Attachment. (DNLM)D009769
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Euthanasia.
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Euthanasia of animals -- Moral and ethical aspects.
(OCoLC)fst00916940
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Euthanasia of animals -- Psychological aspects.
(OCoLC)fst00916941
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Euthanasia of animals -- Social aspects.
(OCoLC)fst00916942
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Pets -- Death -- Psychological aspects.
(OCoLC)fst01059914
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| Added Author |
Kay, William J.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Euthanasia of the companion animal. Philadelphia : Charles Press, ©1988 (OCoLC)645809209 |
| ISBN |
0914783246 |
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9780914783244 |
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0914783254 |
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9780914783251 |
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