# Veterinary legal question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/veterinary-legal-question/339417>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 11, 2006, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/veterinary-legal-question/339417 "2006-01-11T01:54:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2006, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/veterinary-legal-question/339417/21 "2006-01-12T05:59:51Z")

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> [@Spongemom](#):
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> > Originally Posted by Wile E  
> > Why would someone want a litter of puppies euthanized?
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> Come springtime, lots of litters get put to sleep. People drop them off without the mother, and it’s really hard to find someone willing to/with the time and resources to bottle feed an entire litter for six weeks.

I know this sort of thing happens, I see it all the time. I just don’t get why people _want_ a litter of puppies to be killed. It’s far easier to prevent the unwanted litter from being made.  
I also asked because I wanted to know why the “hypothetical” people in the OP wanted the puppies killed.

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**Author:** ![BluePitbull](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e9bcb4/32.png) [@BluePitbull](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BluePitbull)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2006, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/veterinary-legal-question/339417/22 "2006-01-12T12:11:37Z")

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> [@Wile E](#):
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> I know this sort of thing happens, I see it all the time. I just don’t get why people _want_ a litter of puppies to be killed. It’s far easier to prevent the unwanted litter from being made.  
> I also asked because I wanted to know why the “hypothetical” people in the OP wanted the puppies killed.

Well, the question was based on the livejournal posting. I was wondering if the vet didn’t do what the owners ask, can they sue.  
I suppose it depends on the situation

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