Medical practice of intentionally ending a life of an animal in order to relieve pain and suffering

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When your pet dies : some tips to help you to cope / RSPCA.

The painless extinction of life in animals designed for human food / by Henry Mac Cormac.

How to kill animals humanely / by D.D. Slade.

Du choix d'un procédé de sacrification des animaux dans l'embranchement des vertébrés / Pierre-France Moriceau.

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Euthanasia, Animal

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The painless extinction of life in animals designed for human food / by Henry Mac Cormac.

How to kill animals humanely / by D.D. Slade.

Du choix d'un procédé de sacrification des animaux dans l'embranchement des vertébrés / Pierre-France Moriceau.

When your pet dies : some tips to help you to cope / RSPCA.