Ivete Lucas

Oct 16, 2024 | newyorker.com | Patrick Bresnan |Ivete Lucas |Rachel Riederer

During the COVID-19 shutdown, the filmmakers Patrick Bresnan and Ivete Lucas started spending more time with their neighbors. Across the street lived Michael Mullen, a local veterinarian who had become known for his compassionate euthanasia practice. Bresnan and Lucas learned that his practice was based on making house calls, and that he had developed an approach to putting down pets that made the process easier for both the animals and the humans involved.