Hi again, you precious few.
It’s been a while. I’ve been moonlighting intensely since last post.
moon·light
verb
gerund or present participle: moonlighting
To have a second job in addition to one's regular employment. (Google Dictionary)
Well, not exactly a “second job”, but a couple other more fulfilling interests that provide productive distraction for me from the imagery and memories of the deaths of Norma and Tinkerbell. Maintaining this website doesn’t. So I’ve continued clearing a nearby national scenic trail of blown down limbs and trees. I’ve also taken my former co-workers suggestion that I work toward ending the scientifically baseless prejudice against other animals called speciesism, which suggests the suffering of other animals is of little concern compared ours. I’d been suggesting that this was a primary cause of the disappointing traffic to this site and nearly complete absence of messaging by visitors.
I also suspect it was a major reason for my website co-worker to “moved on” a couple years ago. Only a few euthanasia-related messages have been left in the past 3 years and only one party has taken the survey. My co-worker also suggested making greater use of social media would improve website traffic. As you may see, there is at least one good reason to doubt this. Besides, the thought of me engaging in any additional social media for this cause is too unappealing to consider. But if any of you want to join PetEuthanasia.info to do that, you’re welcome and you may notify me at peteuthnasiainfo@gmail.com or by Message Board.
Here’s some evidence for this prejudice. My reviews of the two vet clinics that mistreated Tinkerbell have been viewed a combined total of 1,018 times as of this writing. My review of the hospital that mistreated my mother has been viewed 3,445 times. 1,018 is 29.55% of 3,445. So apparently, we think checking for competent medical treatment of our other animal companions is only 29.55% as important as the same for human animal companions.
More reason for the low site messaging and traffic comes from a CAETA survey of euthanasia clients that found 14% reported a significant degree of dissatisfaction with companion animal euthanasia events. The research for the “Speculation on Demand” section of the “History” page of this website showed that approximately 6,750,000 companion animal euthanasia are performed yearly. If 14% of them are actually dysthanasia, (see “Home” page “Definitions”) it means that approximately 945,000 clients are likely to have been traumatized to some extent yearly. Yet, only .15% of these clients, or 1,440 a year, an average of 120 per month, are affected enough to search for and visit this website to learn about dysthanasia. Inclusion of the likely trauma of the possible witnesses other than the client and the trauma of the performing vet team multiplies the possible number of visitors many times.
I’ll continue maintaining and updating this site, but will continue these other activities. If there’s no important pet euthanasia news for you by next post, maybe I’ll tell you more about how I’m working against speciesism and why I’m also considering setting up another website to restore the voice of adverse medical event victims, like my mother and I, which I find have been nearly completely ignored and silenced in the effort to improve the medical system.
Michael, of PEI
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