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°Õ³ó±ðÌýCenter for Western Civilization, Thought & PolicyÌýwill host a panel of speakers for an event on Thurs. May 2. The event,Ìý"Last Moments: Death and our Animal Companions," will discuss the widespreadÌýexperience many of us go through in losing a pet. This discussion accompanies the "Last Moments" photo gallery on display at St. Aidan'sÌýEpiscopal Church. This is our final event of the semester and the last in our Western Civ Dialogue Series. The event is Co-Sponsored by St. Aidan's.

The panel will discuss the somber experience of losing a pet as well as the subsequent issues that pet owners are faced with when confronting the decline of their animals.ÌýThis panel will delve into many questions that are associated with this decision. What medical actions are the most appropriate and compassionate at the end of an animal's life? What are the moral and spiritual implications that people wrestle with when it comes to making that final decision?

The "Last Moments" photo gallery is a photo essay by CU Professor andÌýphotojournalistÌýRoss Taylor. Taylor's essay explores the intimacy of the human-animal bond. Photos show the moments before and after the passing of a pet at home with their owner(s). The "Last