> How come we are ok with euthanasia for pets but not people?

I think because:

- It mostly wasn't an issue we had to deal with until recently because we didn't have the medical techniques to preserve people's lives so long anyway.

- There are some concerns around people being forced into it that require any laws enabling it to be carefully designed.

- Religion providing it's usual function of inertia around societal customs slowing the change.

Pretty much everyone I know under the age of 60 (and many older) support euthanasia for people who have dementia or some other unpleasant condition that affects their quality of life (self-determined, not forced on people), so I'm quietly confident that it will be happen soon.

I'll be pretty mad if it's not available for me if/when I get to the point that I want it!

"We" don't. Here in NL euthanasia is freely available if needed.

Because pets are property. There is no concept of consent. Human consent to die vs. pathological suicidal ideation is a very tricky thing.

It is allowed in some places. The problem is it's a terrible slippery slope which has been used to get rid of people whose lives were considered to not be worth living.

It doesn't need to be legal to do it. People commit suicide all the time. The government doesn't need to be involved in each and every section of our lives, from cradle to grave.