{"id":16656,"date":"2024-05-07T12:37:42","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T09:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uanimals.org\/?p=16656"},"modified":"2024-05-07T12:43:32","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T09:43:32","slug":"investigation-by-uanimals-media-will-ukrainian-veterinary-clinics-agree-to-euthanize-a-healthy-animal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uanimals.org\/en\/news\/investigation-by-uanimals-media-will-ukrainian-veterinary-clinics-agree-to-euthanize-a-healthy-animal\/","title":{"rendered":"Investigation by UAnimals Media: Will Ukrainian veterinary clinics agree to euthanize a healthy animal?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UAnimals Media publishes an investigation into the <span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">practice of euthanizing healthy animals<\/span> in veterinary clinics. The investigation was conducted by journalist Alyona Vyshnytska.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Putting a healthy animal to sleep is prohibited: this is stated in Article 17 of the Law &#8220;On the Protection of Animals from Cruelty.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;The law clearly defines under what circumstances the euthanasia of an animal by humane methods is permissible, and this list does not include reasons such as &#8216;got tired of it,&#8217; &#8216;it&#8217;s difficult with it,&#8217; or &#8216;we need to go somewhere without it&#8217;,&#8221;<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the investigation states.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Does such a practice exist in Ukraine contrary to the law? As it turns out, it does. Alyona Vyshnytska called over 50 clinics. Most of them refused to terminate the life of a healthy animal. However, there were others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;We&#8217;ll put you on the list, you come for euthanasia. There are clinics in Darnytskyi, Pecherskyi districts, and in Sofiivska Borshchahivka,&#8221;<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the journalist records one of the conversations. Overall, 6 clinics agreed for this hypothetical arrangement to euthanize a \u201chealthy dog\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Current <span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">legislation expressly prohibits euthanizing only stray animals<\/span> to regulate their population on the streets. However, it does not directly impose responsibility for euthanizing a healthy pet.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UAnimals Media publishes an investigation into the practice of euthanizing healthy animals in veterinary clinics. The investigation was conducted by journalist Alyona Vyshnytska. 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