My former newspaper back in Texas ran a massive, front-page Sunday piece about euthanasia at the local humane society.
The package took up 80 percent of the front and included several photos, some of which were pretty disturbing. Like the one of a humane-society volunteer tying up a plastic cadaver bag while another volunteer brought in the next cat to be routinely killed. On the inside, a three-photo series showed a puppy being injected with sodium pentobarbital.
Go to the paper’s Web site, and there’s a video of the puppy’s execution.
Several college-newspaper friends and I e-mailed throughout the day yesterday and/or called each other to discuss the newspaper’s decision to run such a graphic package — especially on a Sunday. (Also on the front page, a promo about “When beaten children grow up. Coming Monday.” Talk about a feel-good Sunday front.)
These are the three stories. The video of the euthanasia — plus a video of a girl adopting a dog — are embedded in each of the pages.
Life or death decisions at the animal shelter.
Sick or healthy, strays or pets, shelter sees a steady stream of animals.
From beginning to end, putting animals down is hard on shelter workers.
What do you think about the coverage? The stories? The decision to put the euthanasia video online? (I haven’t watched the video, by the way. I can’t do it.)
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