Farewell at home: Veterinarian reports on the hardest final walk of beloved pets. Nearly one in five American households adopted a pet and spent far more money on them than pet owners did decades ago.

As there are more and more animals in our lives, it is only logical that their owners want to make the final moments of their lives as peaceful and painless as possible. This is where veterinarian Karen Meyers comes into play. She travels door-to-door in the D.C. area, offering animals of grieving families what the word euthanasia means: “Good Death”