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Euthanasia, Animal

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Definition: The killing of animals for reasons of mercy, to control disease transmission or maintain the health of animal populations, or for experimental purposes (ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION).  methods of "sacrificing" animals go here if the topic of discussion; for euthanasia of laboratory animals, coordinate with ANIMALS, LABORATORY   
See Also Animal Welfare
Other names Animal Mercy Killing; Mercy Killing, Animal; Animal Euthanasia

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