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Hundreds Seek to Adopt Puppy That Survived Euthanasia [VIDEO]

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Hundreds of people from the United States and Canada want to adopt an Oklahoma dog that survived an attempt to euthanize it. The puppy was one of five stray dogs that Sulphur animal control officer Scott Prall put to sleep Friday -- or so he thought. Prall found one of the dogs alive Saturday in a trash...

Nazi-Era Graves Found Near Austrian Psych Ward

A mass grave believed to hold the remains of 220 victims of Nazi euthanasia has been uncovered outside a psychiatric hospital in western Austria. The grisly discovery was made by construction workers digging the foundation for an extension to the Hall Hospital, in Tyrol province. Work has been halted while investigators...

Koala Population Ravaged by Chlamydia

(Sept. 17) -- The world's koala population is being ravaged by an epidemic that would seem at odds with the animal's image as the cuddly emblem of Australia. According to researchers, 50 to 80 percent of the marsupials are infected with a disease commonly associated with human promiscuity: chlamydia. That's right,...

'Wool' Two-Legged Lamb Have a Decent Life?

(Aug. 31) -- A two-legged lamb born to a farmer in China's Shandong province is beating the odds by standing up on its own two feet, but animal experts in the U.S. are sheepish about its chances for long-term survival. According to Rex USA, the limb-missing lamb was born to farmer Cui Jinxiu, who said the lamb was one of...

German Court Allows Euthanasia With Patient's OK

(June 25) -- Germany's highest court ruled today that cutting off a dying patient's life support is not a criminal offense as long as that person has given written consent. The decision overturned a nine-month conviction for manslaughter handed down to a lawyer who advised the daughter of a comatose woman in her 70s to...

euthanasia News From the Web

05/29/12 Louisiana legislature passes bill strengthening... Source: JURIST - Paper Chase [JURIST] The Louisiana State Senate [official website] on Monday unanimously passed [roll call] a bill [HB 1086, PDF; materials ] strengthening Louisiana's ban on euthanasia and assisted suicide [JURIST news archives].
05/29/12 People More Afraid of How They Die, Than of Death... Source: Softpedia News A researcher from the Basque Country says that people in the Western world tend to live well, but die badly, and believes that this issue can be addressed.
05/21/12 Protesters question CAA's 'no kill' initiative, CAA... Source: NBC - WVLA 33 - Baton Rouge LA Protesters outside the Companion Animal Alliance say they hope the protest raises awareness of what they call CAA's opposition of the "no kill" initiative.
05/18/12 I will sign petition to end life of p ... Source: The Star - South Africa I refer to the matter of the petition regarding euthanasia by Dr Sean Davison.
05/17/12 Noah Wyle, Fellow Protesters Ordered to Court After... Source: People In a brewing controversy, Noah Wyle and 73 other people are being ordered to appear in court in Washington, D.C., next Tuesday after their arrest at a Medicaid protest last month.

Background on euthanasia

Euthanasia (from the meaning "good death": εὖ, eu (well or good) + θάνατος, thanatos (death)) refers to the practice of intentionally ending a life in order to relieve pain and suffering.

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