animal euthanasia
Putting pets down
Animal euthanasia is the deliberate killing of an animal, typically to end suffering from illness, injury, or old age.
Veterinarians perform euthanasia by lethal injection, usually described as putting an animal to sleep or putting it down.
The term also applies to killing healthy animals in shelters when populations exceed capacity—a usage some find euphemistic.
- humaneMarked by kindness
- lethal injectionCapital punishment by needle
- veterinarianDoctor for animals
- sufferingSustained experience of distress
- mercyCompassion toward offenders
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animal euthanasiaanimal rescue
Saving distressed fauna
animal rehabilitation · wildlife rehabilitation · palliative care · hospice care · no-kill shelter
animal euthanasiaanimal cruelty
Mistreatment of beasts
animal abuse · poaching · factory farming · animal neglect · hunting
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