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Animal Euthanization Is Ethical

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Coco was my first family dog, in 2012 Coco suddenly died in an accident on the beach and I was devastated; a day of fort making and fun turned into a day of sadness. That was one of the most devastating days of my life and I can see the same experience happening for those who cared for the northern white rhino, Nola. “Rare white rhino population drops to 3 with euthanasia at San Diego Zoo”, by Washington Post, talked about the euthanization of one out of the four rare northern white rhinos from the San Diego Zoo. Euthanization is ethical to a certain extent because some animals that experience a lot of pain do not deserve to suffer. Euthanasia is moral when an animal is too sick to function. An animal that is experiencing tragic pain should

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