Animal euthanasia It was proposed that the presence of pentobarbital in dog food may have caused dogs to become less responsive to the drug when being euthanized. However, a 2002 FDA study found no dog or cat DNA in the foods they tested, so it was theorized that the drug found in dog food came from euthanized cattle and horses. Furthermore, the level of the drug found in pet food was safe. Animal euthanasia Animal euthanasia (euthanasia from ; "good death") is the act of putting an animal to death or allowing it to die by withholding extreme medical measures. Reasons for
International Society for Animal Rights International Society for Animal Rights International Society for Animal Rights (ISAR) is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation chartered under the laws of the District of Columbia, United States of America, whose sole mission is to use education and law to advance animal rights. Years ago, Harvard University's Office of Government and Community Affairs sponsored an in-depth study of the animal rights movement, examining its tactics, strategies, and long-term goals. Even those many years ago Harvard understood that there was a conceptual dichotomy in the movement, noting in its Report that "philosophically, animal rights/welfare groups can be classified as abolitionists or regulationists.