Animal euthanasia

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Animal euthanasia (from Ancient Greek: εὐθανασία, lit. 'good death') is the act of killing a (nonhuman) animal humanely, most commonly with injectable drugs. Animal euthanasia is distinct from animal slaughter. Euthanasia methods are designed to minimize pain and distress. Euthanasia is often used to end an animal's suffering from terminal (and especially painful) conditions or diseases. Usually when there is a lack of resources to continue supporting the animal, or at the end of laboratory test procedures. For domesticated animals, the discussion of animal euthanasia is often substituted with euphemisms, such as "put down" or "put to sleep".

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