Question - my uncle's dog got poisoned and the only way to save him was to give him a blood transfusion.
But it was too late anyway and the doggy died :(
anwyays, my uncle's not in the truth, but being in the truth, would you feel weird having your PET have a transfusion....
that whole thing puzzled me, i don't knwo how i feel about that... i mean it's ANIMALS so .. is it different?
i mean animals commit fornication basically all the time, haha.. .... haha so why not transfusions......
lol right??? or no??
That made my head hurt! But..where does this blood come from!? I don't see all the pets lined up outside a trailer donating blood..
yeah, i just thought the whole issue was really weird.
And extremely sad that the doggy died :( This was years ago but I still get sad thinking about it. :(
Apparently the dog ran away from home and must have ate some rat poison or something, he wasn't like, deliberately poisoned, hopefully, cos that would just be HORRIBLE.
interesting one! i looked it up, and there's actually a question from readers on it.
Here's the gist:
God’s law on blood is very clear. Blood is not to be used as food and, when withdrawn from a body, it is to be poured out on the ground. (Gen. 9:3, 4; Lev. 3:17; Deut. 12:16, 23, 24; Acts 15:20, 28, 29) Christians certainly would not wish to do anything in violation of Jehovah’s law on blood. Love for God and for the righteous laws and principles of his Word calls forth that response from them in matters pertaining to blood.Since God’s law on blood has not been altered over the centuries, Christians today realize that they are bound by it. Please note, however, that it is not fear of some reprisal that moves them to comply with Jehovah’s law on blood. They do not obey God’s law simply because violation of it might result in the imposing of sanctions by the Christian congregation of which they are a part. They love what is right. Furthermore, because of their love of God’s law they will not rationalize or seek ways in which it appears possible to circumscribe it with seeming impunity.
How, then, must we answer the question, Would it be a violation of the Scriptures for a Christian to permit a veterinarian to give blood transfusions to a pet? By all means, to do so would be a violation of the Scriptures. To use blood for transfusion purposes, even in the case of an animal, would be improper. The Bible is very clear in showing that blood should not be eaten. It should not be infused, therefore, to build up the body’s vital forces, either in the case of a human or in the case of a pet or any other animal under the jurisdiction of a Christian.
It then continues talking about animal food with blood in it. Basically the same principal applies: it's the _blood_ that is sacred to Jehovah. we wouldn't want to misuse it.
wow, that is very interesting!! I can understand too how it's totaly different from animals committing um.. adultery. Haha. That's their instinct, they dont' know any better. But if an owner alows a transfusion, it's the owner making it happen. ... hmm interesting yo.
Hmm... But what about if the owner breeds the animals? Then it is the owner making it happen.
haha... eek! haha could you imagine if JW's started having marriages for their pets. Then we would REALLY be crazy.
haha, but of course, Jehovah instituted marriage as only between a man and a woman. animals don't count - it's not fornication haha.
it's still funny to think about. Dem dirty beasts!
wow! nice job ian!
i dont know buy my dog carries a no blood card.
where did he get it from?
i dont know.
but i guess thats his stance on it.
i wonder if my dog would take half blood cells though... hmm..
my dogs have no blood cards and proxy's
sinner!
better hope they dont get into an high blood loss accidents
good question. the other day i was talking online witha young man whose dog jumped out of his sisters arms and by mistake hit his chest into the sharp corner of a bureau. he seemed fine. but then he started acting funny in a littel while and they took him to a vet. The vet found the dog, in hitting his chest tore an aorta and was slowly bleeding to death internally. The only way to save him was an operation but the vet said the dog would need a transfusion. The kids' mom said no, as a JW and the dog was put down. Her son did not agree but that was the final decision.
The only use for blood in the bible was for sacrifice, otherwise (animal or human) it would be poured out on the ground.