11/18/2025
I don't really agree with the saying “they only have one bad day.”
To me, that doesn’t reflect what it actually looks like to raise animals with love.
If an animal is cared for every single day, fed well, healthy, handled kindly, given enrichment, comfort, and a life where they truly feel safe, they don’t "suddenly" recognize that their life is ending.
Animals don’t think in the future the way we do. They live in moments. And if every moment leading up to that final one was good, then that last moment is not some dramatic “bad day.” It’s simply a peaceful end to a life they never felt fear or neglect in.
So no, I don’t believe in the “one bad day” phrase.
Because if you’re doing it right, they don’t have any. They have a lifetime of good days, and then a gentle, quiet moment they never see coming, and that’s the most respectful way we can appreciate them.
What are your thoughts on this? Comment below!!