it wil always seem painfull wether to decide to put a pet to sleep. ive came close to having to make that decision when my dog fell really ill and didnt eat for about a month. coming from what HMN said if a pet is in pain then its really your responsibilaty to see to it. only in an extreme case where i knew and the vet knew that the pet would be in a lot of pain and didnt have long left and if oi could see there was pain in the dogs eyes then id make the decision. its amazingly hard putting a met to sleep as yoiu look into its eyes and just remember all the happy times youve had with it - so its so hard to make the decition but its only in that case that i would ever conside puttting an animal down.

i am against putting animals to sleep if they are in perfect health and have nothing wrong with them. like at the shelters. they put them to sleep just because they are running out of room. i think they should have something when they are running out of room like a FREE ADOPTION DAY or something like that. so people could adopt them for free or at least almost free. and then if that doesnt work give them to another shelter where they dont have a room problem. but if the animal is going to die anyway and is in pain i think it is ok to put them to sleep. it would be better than them suffering till they die. like my grandpas dog. he was old and had cancer lumps and had problems walking and with his legs. like he couldnt get off the ground without someone helping him. so he brought him to put him to sleep. i thought that was ok since he was in pain and couldnt even walk. so it mainly just depends on the situation. thats what i think.