Am I the only one who hates seeing animal death?

Not because I'm an animal lover and I don't like seeing dogs die.

But it also feels like a author killing the dog or cat is just a cheap attempt at shock value to get the reader or watcher to feel something that they can't achieve any other way.

I wish there was a book version of DoestheDogDie (I'm aware they've done this for some books but I'm talking about every book). That way, I can know if a dog's death might occur before I purchase a book. It's already happened with me a few times...