The Human – Animal Bond

By the AVMA definition, the human animal bond is a mutually beneficial and dynamic relationship between people and their pets. As veterinarians, our role in the human animal bond is to maximize the potentials of this relationship between people and animals. End of Life Care means redefining hope to include a kinder, gentler death with more good days than bad toward the end of time here on earth and hope that the days before death can be filled with rich and memorable experiences guided and assisted by a caring team of end of life professionals.