As an animal lover and one who has had to have beloved pets euthanized in the past, I strongly agree that all animals need to be sedated before being euthanized. They are aware and they do have feelings! Just as you would not want your child to suffer unnecessarily in his or her final moments, those of us who love our pets and regard them as members of our families do not want to see them suffer any more than they already have. Most of us wait until the final moment before taking them to an animal clinic to have them "put to sleep." They are already suffering and we want those final moments to be peaceful and calm, not even more painful and traumatizing (for us humans). 

Thank you for considering making sedating animals a mandatory practice for all animal clinics and hospitals before euthanizing occurs.