Pet euthanasia is a difficult and complicated subject, and people have differing views on whether it’s humane to put a dog with medical issues to sleep or give them a chance at life.
Recently, a puppy with birth defects was brought to a vet to be euthanized — but the vet made a decision to him.
Oliver Reeve, a veterinarian from New Zealand, wrote that someone brought a 7-month-old puppy to his hospital. The puppy has unspecified birth defects, and their owner wanted the pup to be euthanized.
However, Reeve opted to not euthanize the puppy — and decided to adopt the dog himself.
“A 7 week old puppy got brought into the clinic to be euthanised tonight. Very sad. Any way, meet my new son,” he wrote on Twitter.
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