Pet Death

I feel that I should tell you right now, that you don't always have to kill your pets. Because a lot of people think this, because in childhood they had to read books or watch movies where the pets died. For instance, Old Yeller, Where the Red Fern Grows, and the Yearling.

For instance, Old Yeller got rabies, so he had to be killed. In one way, that's very sad to watch. But in another way, it prepares the viewer to do the same.

Pets, generally, are very similar to friends. Some might say, "my pet is my best friend." Most of the time, people keep their pets out of danger. This means their pets die of old age. Except that really means, that they have some kind of illness that they die of.

Most of the time people bring their pets to the vet. The vet then gives the pet a shot. The shot kills the pet.

Then, the person leaves with their dead pet to bury it, usually, or they get it cremated. They decide what to do with the pet. So, in this way, Old Yeller and movies of its ilk are very useful vis-a-vis defining a set, of expectations.

But sometimes pets die suddenly, like from the impact of a moving automobile. Probably there are statistics on this. I'd say that, 90% of the time, it's from an automobile. As far as I know, there aren't any movies about that.

So, if you own a pet, there is a small chance that you will not have to kill it, or have someone else kill it.