The vet who 'euthanised' herself in Taiwan

[TomSea]

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The vet who 'euthanised' herself in Taiwan

Ms Chien and her dog, Egg Yolk
A new law banning animal euthanasia is set to take force in Taiwan. It comes almost a year after the shocking suicide of a vet overwhelmed by grief at the plight of stray animals. The BBC's Cindy Sui explores this tragedy.

Perhaps veterinarian and animal lover Chien Chih-cheng was in the wrong job at the wrong time.

"She often worked overtime, rarely took a proper lunch break, and sacrificed her holidays to give the dogs more attention and make their lives better," Winnie Lai, her colleague at a shelter for abandoned dogs in Taoyuan City, remembers.

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On 5 May last year, Ms Chien took her own life, using the same drug she used to put down animals. She said she wanted to help people understand what happens to strays in Taiwan.

Continued: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36573395

[TomSea]

There's one for animal lovers; her heart was in the right place. Sometimes, we can get to wrapped up in animals; but whom am I to say. She worked with them all the time.  But that was an excess to end her life like that.

[Smokin Joe]

Sounds like serious burnout. Too many hours, not eating right, likely not enough sleep, and needed to step away from the job for a bit. Sad, because it sounds like she really gave a d@mn.