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Animal euthanasia (euthanasia from Greek: εὐθανασία; "good death") is the act of killing an animal humanely, most commonly with injectable drugs. Reasons for euthanasia include incurable (and especially painful) conditions or diseases, [ 1 ] lack of resources to continue supporting the animal, or laboratory test procedures.
Insect euthanasia is the process of killing insects "in a way that minimizes or eliminates pain and distress." [1]: 6 It may apply to animals in the laboratory, schools, as pets, as food, or otherwise. Euthanasia of insects and other invertebrates has historically received limited attention.
A euthanasia solution is a drug-containing aqueous solution for intentionally ending life to either relieve pain and suffering or execute convicts. [1] The drugs used in euthanasia solution do not only need to be safe to personnel, but they also need to have a rapid onset of action and minimize the possible pain felt by humans and animals. [ 2 ]
The Humane Society of Midland County, Mich. explained how new intake procedures have supported a drop in euthanasia rates from 30% to 2% over the last decade, while still getting most dogs out of ...
The South Shore Animal Hospital veterinarian did not believe Russo would euthanize the dog and reported suspected animal cruelty to the law enforcement department of the Animal Rescue League of ...
Dozens of animals need forever homes this holiday season as the Wake County Animal Shelter risks breaking its six-year no-euthanasia-for-space-reasons record.
The earliest instances of high volume spaying/neutering of stray dogs were done in India. In 1994, the city of Mumbai agreed to handle dog control on a no-kill basis. [5] In 1998, the Indian government announced the goal of the whole country becoming no-kill by 2005. At that time, cities such as Delhi, Chennai and Jaipur had already adopted no ...
The book rates more than a dozen methods of euthanasia according to reliability and peacefulness scales. Strategies covered by the books include: the use of gases such as nitrogen, poisons such as carbon monoxide, prescription drugs such as insulin and the opiates, and former prescription drugs such as the barbiturates. [2]