Care as an Alternative to Euthanasia? Reconceptualizing Veterinary Palliative and End-of-life Care.

Palliative care is routinely offered to humans in the United Kingdom, while euthanasia remains illegal. The converse is true for nonhuman animals (henceforth animals). Indeed, euthanasia is widely accepted as the appropriate course of action for "suffering" animals, and for those whose behaviors or...

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Published in:	Medical Anthropology Quarterly Vol. 33; no. 1; pp. 138 - 156
Main Authors:	Hurn, Samantha, Badman‐King, Alexander, Badman-King, Alexander
Format:	journal article
Published:	Wiley-Blackwell Mar2019
Subjects:	United Kingdom Terminal care Palliative treatment Euthanasia Religion Anthropology Animal health Animals Veterinary medicine
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