# The STUPIDEST Reason to Want Your Pet Euthanized! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 21, 2016, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stupidest-reason-to-want-your-pet-euthanized/760512 "2016-07-21T18:37:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![norvalnormal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f19dbf/32.png) [@norvalnormal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norvalnormal)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2016, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stupidest-reason-to-want-your-pet-euthanized/760512/61 "2016-07-24T22:39:40Z")
Many years ago, I ended up in charge of a goldfish. My landlady earned money on the side by cleaning up summer renters’ apartments come Labor Day, and some idiot(s) had simply left it in its bowl to starve/freeze (versus a toilet flush mercy killing). The landlady had 2 cats, so … Little guy was around for years afterward. Hope the renter(s) suffered a dissimilar fate … ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2016, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stupidest-reason-to-want-your-pet-euthanized/760512/62 "2016-07-25T02:15:07Z")
> [@Dogzilla](#): > > … I can’t even think up a reasonable, rational explanation for re-homing. If your living conditions aren’t conducive to pets, you shouldn’t have gotten one in the first place. But now you’ve taken on the responsibility so you have to see it through. What do you think of divorce? What about mothers who give up their child for adoption? I can think of lots of good reasons to rehome an animal. And having adopted a few such animals, I know that they typically do fine in their new home, after a period of getting used to it. Leaving a pet to starve in the basement on the other hand… No, I can’t think of any decent reason to do that. ---
**Author:** ![Debillw3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3bc359/32.png) [@Debillw3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Debillw3)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2016, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stupidest-reason-to-want-your-pet-euthanized/760512/63 "2016-07-26T05:46:55Z")
> [@Dogzilla](#): > > Apparently, this guy is engaged and he and his fiance are “exploring options that might not be the best environment” for the dog. So you genuinely believe that it’s better that the dog be miserable living in an environment that’s not the right fit than move to live somewhere that is, just because it means living with different humans? > [@Dogzilla](#): > > Oh, well, okay, a 2-bedroom apartment is more expensive than a 1-bedroom, so let’s just save money and put our toddler up for adoption. Yeah, because that’s the same thing. /sarcasm > [@Dogzilla](#): > > I get that dogs \< people, but still. You say that, but it’s contradicted by the sentence before it. > [@Dogzilla](#): > > I mean, why would you even adopt an animal in the first place if you aren’t prepared to make accommodations for its position in your life? You do get that things change, right? Ever think that maybe there’s more to the story that’s not being shared because the guy has 0 obligation to do so? > [@Dogzilla](#): > > To me, it ain’t the perfect home if it’s not also perfect for the dog as well as the humans. Good for you. But here’s a little hint: Look at the guy’s picture on FB. Now look in a mirror. If they look completely different, it’s because you’re two different people. > [@Dogzilla](#): > > I thought this person was a decent, kind fellow, but I might have to de-friend him because that is despicable to me. I doubt he cares. > [@Dogzilla](#): > > I’m sure that dog is bonded to his owner and re-homing him would be traumatic. You are, huh? We got my dog from a breeder at 1 year old because she didn’t get along with some of the other dogs & had health issues. After about 6 months, we needed to board her for a few days, so we figured we’d use the breeder–her services were cheap and the dog was familiar with the environment. The dog showed 0 signs of recognizing the woman or the house, despite spending more time with her than with us. Dogs are not people. All breeds (and even individual dogs) are different, but many are “out of sight, out of mind”. They generally adjust fairly quickly to new environments, and, once they do, tend to forget the old ones. > [@Dogzilla](#): > > But these selfish assholes are, whatever, can someone else finish raising my dog because I want to live in some fancy hut where dogs aren’t allowed or where the dog won’t have a fenced-in backyard? So if selfish is wanting the dog to have a good life in an environment conducive to such, what’s it called when you insist that the dog should be miserable just so it gets to live with the same human? > [@Dogzilla](#): > > I can’t even think up a reasonable, rational explanation for re-homing. This is the stupidest comment yet. You literally just said that there’s no reasonable, rational explanation that a dog in a shelter should be adopted, as that is a major example of rehoming. But I suppose it kind of answers my above question. In your mind: happy dog with new loving family \< miserable dog with same family [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stupidest-reason-to-want-your-pet-euthanized/760512.md?page=3)