The last walk : reflections on our pets at the end of their lives /

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Author / Creator:	Pierce, Jessica, 1965- author.
Imprint:	Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2012. ©2012
Description:	1 online resource (1 volume)
Language:	English
Subject:	Pets -- Death -- Moral and ethical aspects. Death -- Moral and ethical aspects. Euthanasia of animals. Euthanasia. Human-animal relationships. Dogs -- Biography. Death -- Moral and ethical aspects. Dogs. Euthanasia. Euthanasia of animals. Human-animal relationships. Biographies.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11160425

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ISBN:	9780226922041 0226922049 0226668460 9780226668468 1283610949 9781283610940
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	From the moment when we first open our homes-and our hearts-to a new pet, we know that one day we will have to watch this beloved animal age and die. The pain of that eventual separation is the cruel corollary to the love we share with them, and most of us deal with it by simply ignoring its inevitability. With The Last Walk, Jessica Pierce makes a forceful case that our pets, and the love we bear them, deserve better. Drawing on the moving story of the last year of the life of her own treasured dog, Ody, she presents an in-depth exploration of the practi.
Other form:	Print version: 9786613923394
Standard no.:	9786613923394

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