Monday, March 28, 2005
Terri Schiavo Case and the Humane Society
The Terri Schiavo case becomes the battle ground for the legal systems, politcal parties, special interest and religious groups. It has been said that this will only happen in the States, and it should not be an issue in many countries.
Terri Schiavo became in vegetable state 15 years along. Apparently she could not understand anything, and relies on feeding tubes to keep her alive. She has limited movement and could blink her eyes. There had been law suits between her husband and her parents. Her husband wants to remove her feeding tubes and let her die, because he believes that is his wife's wish. However, her parents want to keep her alive no matter what. Recently the federal judges agreed that her husband has the attorney power, and ordered the feeding tubes be removed. The issue goes all the way to the Congress and federal court. But the final decision is that the feeding tubes should be removed. She would not receive any water and feeding. As a result she will be literally starved and dehydrated to death. Both the pro and con groups demonstrate out side the hospital. Tension and emotion are high. I am just wondering how the Humane Society acts on this issue.
A few years ago, I had rabbits and mice for my research. The Canadian Animal Care Council came to inspect our facilities once every three years, and I had to pay for their trip. The inspector team consisted of two people, one was from the Council and the other was a vet. After inspection, we sat down and discussed all the issues. They recommended me to let the animals out of the cages to a enclose open area at least once a day. It was even better to keep the animals in an "playground" so that they could move around as they wished. It was because rabbits are social animals. They need to socialize with each other, and they would stay healthy. Then they suggested me to provide them with toys and the animals would not be so bored. Their life style would be much improved. They also recommended me to check their percentage of hemoglobin once a month. Finally they asked to form a local committee consisting of animal users, a local vet and one from the Humane Society, to monitor the animals. They thought I was running a day care centre. I was os fed up with these issues, and I finally cancelled all my animal experiment. I don't to pay someone to harass me.
This is a very strange world. We care for animals more than human beings. Human lives, after all, are not so important compared with pets.
Terri Schiavo became in vegetable state 15 years along. Apparently she could not understand anything, and relies on feeding tubes to keep her alive. She has limited movement and could blink her eyes. There had been law suits between her husband and her parents. Her husband wants to remove her feeding tubes and let her die, because he believes that is his wife's wish. However, her parents want to keep her alive no matter what. Recently the federal judges agreed that her husband has the attorney power, and ordered the feeding tubes be removed. The issue goes all the way to the Congress and federal court. But the final decision is that the feeding tubes should be removed. She would not receive any water and feeding. As a result she will be literally starved and dehydrated to death. Both the pro and con groups demonstrate out side the hospital. Tension and emotion are high. I am just wondering how the Humane Society acts on this issue.
A few years ago, I had rabbits and mice for my research. The Canadian Animal Care Council came to inspect our facilities once every three years, and I had to pay for their trip. The inspector team consisted of two people, one was from the Council and the other was a vet. After inspection, we sat down and discussed all the issues. They recommended me to let the animals out of the cages to a enclose open area at least once a day. It was even better to keep the animals in an "playground" so that they could move around as they wished. It was because rabbits are social animals. They need to socialize with each other, and they would stay healthy. Then they suggested me to provide them with toys and the animals would not be so bored. Their life style would be much improved. They also recommended me to check their percentage of hemoglobin once a month. Finally they asked to form a local committee consisting of animal users, a local vet and one from the Humane Society, to monitor the animals. They thought I was running a day care centre. I was os fed up with these issues, and I finally cancelled all my animal experiment. I don't to pay someone to harass me.
This is a very strange world. We care for animals more than human beings. Human lives, after all, are not so important compared with pets.
# posted by CyberMan @ 5:53 PM 
