I'm afraid in the country that's probably a norm. Growing up in a farm community I never even knew you could take a dog to a vet let alone have it "put to sleep" with a needle instead of a gun. It's harsh life when you're young and animals are destroyed that way. I have awful memories of a goat going that way. But for a lot of older farm folk, that's the way it's always been.
People like that consider it putting an animal out of it's misery. Plus, usually out in the country people have less money and the additonal $50-$100 doesn't seem reasonable for them. I know, I know, I would pay that in a heartbeat but it's not the same for all people. 14 years is a very long good life for a dog. She's in a better place now. You couldn't have done anything more and it sounds like you were very kind to the dog next door. |