The True Costs of Euthanasia in Animal Shelters: A Comprehensive Examination
There is nothing ‗humane? about a humane society that kills healthy animals.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Author: Gemma Zanowski
I. Introduction ????????????????????????????????.. 4
II. The negative externalities of euthanasia ???????????????????..??. 6
A. Animal legal rights are cognizable under the current U.S. legal system ?????.?. 6
B. Policy arguments against shelter animal euthanasia ?????????????? 14
i. Impacts to individual actors ????????????...????.. 15
1. The cost to shelter workers ??????????????.. 15
2. The cost to veterinarians ???????????????.. 19
ii. Impacts on communities ??????????????????.. 20
1. Fiscal cost to communities ??.????????????.. 20
2. Collective action problems ??????????..???? 23
a. Animal rights organizations as opponents to the no-kill movement ?????????????????? 24
b. Breeders as opponents to the no-kill movement ?..?? 25
c. Kill-shelters as opponents to the no-kill movement ?.... 27
3. The success of community outreach ??????????? 28
4. Opposition: harms to the community ??????????.. 29
a. No-kill provides safety hazard ??????????. 29
b. No-kill can create community nuisance ???.???. 30
iii. Fiscal impacts ??????????????????????.. 30
1. Price to euthanize in shelters is unsustainably high ?????. 30
2. The no-kill movement as a source of funding ?????...?.. 32
iv. Costs for the shelter animals ???????...?????????. 34
1. Killing in itself is animal cruelty ???????????.? 34
2. Ties between human and animal suffering ???????..? 36
3. Opposition: killing is in the best interest of the animals ??..? 37
a. Animals do not languish in shelters if they are not killed 37
v. Euthanasia is not a viable solution to pet overpopulation in shelters ?.. 39
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Author: Gemma Zanowski
I. Introduction ????????????????????????????????.. 4
II. The negative externalities of euthanasia ???????????????????..??. 6
A. Animal legal rights are cognizable under the current U.S. legal system ?????.?. 6
B. Policy arguments against shelter animal euthanasia ?????????????? 14
i. Impacts to individual actors ????????????...????.. 15
1. The cost to shelter workers ??????????????.. 15
2. The cost to veterinarians ???????????????.. 19
ii. Impacts on communities ??????????????????.. 20
1. Fiscal cost to communities ??.????????????.. 20
2. Collective action problems ??????????..???? 23
a. Animal rights organizations as opponents to the no-kill movement ?????????????????? 24
b. Breeders as opponents to the no-kill movement ?..?? 25
c. Kill-shelters as opponents to the no-kill movement ?.... 27
3. The success of community outreach ??????????? 28
4. Opposition: harms to the community ??????????.. 29
a. No-kill provides safety hazard ??????????. 29
b. No-kill can create community nuisance ???.???. 30
iii. Fiscal impacts ??????????????????????.. 30
1. Price to euthanize in shelters is unsustainably high ?????. 30
2. The no-kill movement as a source of funding ?????...?.. 32
iv. Costs for the shelter animals ???????...?????????. 34
1. Killing in itself is animal cruelty ???????????.? 34
2. Ties between human and animal suffering ???????..? 36
3. Opposition: killing is in the best interest of the animals ??..? 37
a. Animals do not languish in shelters if they are not killed 37
v. Euthanasia is not a viable solution to pet overpopulation in shelters ?.. 39
AnimalAction LEGISLATION NATION
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