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Clifford Walters, a Hawaii man, pleaded guilty to disturbing wildlife after he tried to help a stranded bison calf reunite with its herd.

Tourist pleads guilty for handling a Yellowstone bison calf, leading to its death

12:05pm June 01, 2023

by Emily Olson

The Hawaii resident was charged with one count of intentionally disturbing wildlife after he tried to help a baby bison return to its herd. Park rangers later had to euthanize the abandoned animal.

Beautiful white cat, breed Siberian Neva Masquerade in a plastic collar

A veterinarian says pets have a lot to teach us about love and grief

4:53pm March 13, 2023

by Dave Davies

Karen Fine says "I feel like I learn from my patients all the time. ... They really have skills and senses that we don't." Her new memoir is The Other Family Doctor.

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Human Interest

Cats are being euthanized at high rates in NC shelters, report shows

6:00am December 30, 2022

by April Laissle

Cats are euthanized at high rates in North Carolina animal shelters, according to a report released by the state department of agriculture.

P-22, pictured in the Griffith Park area near downtown Los Angeles in 2014, has been euthanized, officials said Saturday.

P-22, Hollywood's famous mountain lion, is euthanized after suffering injuries

2:58pm December 17, 2022

by Giulia Heyward

For years, the wild mountain lion's presence in LA captured the adoration of the city's residents. Wildlife officials said they "compassionately euthanized" the ailing animal on Saturday.

Katie Engelhart details the right-to-die movement in her new book, The Inevitable. She says that many patients in the U.S. are forced to act alone, without telling friends and family, because they fear their loved ones will be prosecuted after the fact.

Inside The Fight For The Right To Die: Logistical And Ethical Challenges

3:46pm March 09, 2021

by Terry Gross

Katie Engelhart explores the complexity of physician-assisted death in the book The Inevitable. She says patients seeking to end their own lives sometimes resort to veterinary drugs from overseas.

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New Zealanders have voted to allow assisted dying for the terminally ill but voted down legalizing marijuana. The questions were put to the country in separate referendums held in conjunction with the general election that handed Prime Minister Jacinda Ar

New Zealand Supports The Right To Die, But Rejects The Right To Get High

8:48pm October 30, 2020

by Julie McCarthy

The country voted to allow assisted dying for the terminally ill but no to legalizing marijuana. Two separate referendums were held along with the general election won Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

The authors of a new study on veterinarians and mental health say vet school should include more training on how to cope with the moral distress vets face when asked by pet owners to do things that are against their medical judgement.

Survey Finds Widespread 'Moral Distress' Among Veterinarians

10:57am October 17, 2018

by Carey Goldberg

Most of the 800 veterinarians surveyed feel ethical qualms when pet owners ask them to euthanize animals that could be treated, or when owners ask to keep pets alive who will suffer needlessly.

Human Interest

Food Pantry For Pets Hopes To Help Owners That Fall On Hard Times

12:03pm June 19, 2017

by Keri Brown

A Winston-Salem man hopes to prevent euthanasia of animals in the county. He started a pet food pantry with members of his church to help assist low-income residents.

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Daily News

Forsyth Humane Society Aims To Find More Animals Good Homes

5:13am June 19, 2017

by David Ford

Last August, after nearly three decades in a cramped, 1,800 square foot facility, the Forsyth Humane Society moved into a new, 10,000 square foot location on Country Club Road in Winston-Salem

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John Minor (center) in December 2014, surrounded by his family — Jackie Minor (left), Soren Johnson, John Minor, Sherry Minor, Skyelyn Johnson and Valerie Minor Johnson — in Manhattan Beach, Calif.

Aid-In-Dying Requires More Than Just A Law, Californians Find

4:34pm June 08, 2017

by Stephanie O'Neill

In the year since the state enacted a law allowing doctors to prescribe lethal drugs for terminal patients who request it, over 500 people have sought that help. But some doctors are still reluctant.

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