A FUR mom is seeking answers after her cat died at a veterinary clinic where it was brought for what she believed was a routine sedation but was instead given euthanasia.
In a Facebook post on Dec. 5, “Tan Ge Rine” narrated how the procedure meant to help her pet, Gelo, led to its sudden death.
“Dinala ko si Gelo sa vet para gumaling pero ang nangyari tinurukan siya ng pampatulog na hndi na talga magigising,” she wrote.
She added, “Euthanasia ang itinurok na hndi muna ako pinaliwanagan kung ano yung ituturok nya, basta pag pasok namin nilagay na agad si Gelo sa loob, at tinanong ako kung sure na ba ako sabi ko, ‘opo.’ Di ko alam na papatayin na pala.”
She said she became alarmed only when she asked how long before her cat would wake up and the vet replied, “hindi na po magigising.”
“Napakasakit,” she said. “Hindi man lang naisip ni Dok na bakit ko dadalhin sa vet si Gelo para i-euthanasia. Kilala nya ako na nagre-rescue ng mga pusa para mabuhay… bakit ko naman ipapa-euthanasia ang sarili kong apo?”
Euthanasia is an intentional ending of life, permitted for animals only under humane reasons under the Animal Welfare Act (RA 8485). It is illegal and considered a criminal act when performed on humans.
