Euthanasia
Number of Euthanasia(Dog and Cat) 1,200,000⇒33,000
Number of Euthanasia in Health Center 97.7⇒38.1 〔％〕
Why does euthanasia happen?
Some reasons we can think of are,
1.Unresponsible Owners
2.High Rate of Animals going to Health Centers
3.Low Adoption Rates
1.Unresponsible Owners
There are many reasons why owners abandon their pets, but no matter what the reason, if the pet is abandoned, it will be killed unless a new owner is found.
Reasons Why
・The pet has grown up and become large
・I moved to an apartment and can no longer keep a pet
・Got bored with the pet
・My pet has become ill and I need to pay for hospital visits
・The owner is getting older or sick
・It is hard to see the pet die
2.High Rate of Animals going to Health Centers
Animals that have lost their owners due to various reasons or have been left unsold at pet stores are ultimately taken in by public health centers.
The more animals the public health centers take in, the more animals are killed because they can no longer care for them.
3.Low Adoption Rates
The animals in the public health centers will not be killed if their owners are found.
This is a good trend as the number and rate of animal adoption are on the rise. However, it is still a fact that many animals are still being killed.
If as many people as possible who want to keep a pet choose to adopt a shelter dog or become a foster parent, it will help reduce the number of animals being killed.
A public health center is a facility that supports the health of residents. They also take care of infectious diseases, but their duties also include capturing wild dogs and protecting strays and injured animals.
Captured and protected animals are housed at the public health center for a certain period of time, and if there is no one to take them in, they are disposed of.
How are they killed?
Gassing is the main method of killing animals. The cries of animals who have realized that they are going to be killed echo in the killing fields, indicating that the current situation is far from mercy killing. After that, the animals are incinerated and disposed of. In some cases, puppies and kittens with low respiration rates are incinerated before they die.
Law Considering Euthanasia
If an animal has to be killed, it must be done in a way that causes as little pain as possible to the animal, and there are laws regarding this.
Summary
Reasons why euthanasia happen,
1. Owners unresponsibly abandon their pets
2. The number of pets taken in by public health centers is high
3. The number of pets given away is small
These are some of the possible reasons. No matter what the reason is, dogs and cats that have lost their owners have no choice but to be killed, and the method is far from mercy killing.
