"Prepared by The Foundation of Thanatology and The Carola Warburg Rothschild Society for the Human-Animal Bond of The Animal Medical Center"--Page xix.

Part I: The Ethics and Morality of Euthanasia.Common Fate, Difficult Decision: A Comparison of Euthanasia in People and Animals. -- Euthanasia as an Ethical Dilemma. -- Medical Research, Euthanasia, and the Animal Welfare Movement. -- The Use of Animals in Research: Attitude Among Research Workers. -- Animal Euthanasia and Moral Stress. -- Euthanasia and the Human/Animal Bond. -- Symbolic, Historical and Cultural Aspects of Animal Euthanasia. Part II: Euthanasia, Pet Loss and Client Grief. An Epitaph for Merlin. -- Euthanasia of a Pet: A Personal Experience. -- Euthanasia of Pets: The Impact on Children. -- Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with the Euthanasia of a Pet. -- Goodbye, Kitty. -- Equine Euthanasia and Client Grief. -- The Pet with Cancer: Impact on the Family. -- Pet Loss and Separation: A Multifactorial Problem. -- Pet Loss: Veterinarians, Clergy and Owners Working Together to Resolve Grief. Part III: Perspectives on the Human/Companion Animal Bond. Grief and Mourning Following Human and Animal Death. -- Attitudes Toward Animals and their Effect on Veterinary Practice Management. -- The Meanings of Loss: Human and Pet Death in the Lives of the Elderly. -- Euthanasia of Pet Animals and the Death of Elderly Owners: Implications for Support of Community-Dwelling Elderly Pet Owners. -- Euthanasia in Zoos: Issues of Attachment and Separation. -- The Bereaved Pet Owner and Social-Work Service Referral. Part IV: Euthanasia in Veterinary Practice and Laboratory Animal Medicine. Holism, Euthanasia and Veterinary Medical Practice. -- Breaking the News: Problems and Some Answers. -- Euthanasia and Bereavement: A Study of Clients and Veterinarians. -- A Veterinarian Confronts Pet Loss and Client Grief. -- Death and Euthanasia: Attitudes of Students and Faculty at a Veterinary Teaching Hospital. -- Client Grief Following Pet Loss: Implications for Veterinary School Education. -- Euthanasia in Laboratory Animal Medicine. -- Euthanasia Agents and Methods. -- Animal Disposal: Fact and Fiction. -- Appendix: Report of the AVMA Panel on Euthanasia.