Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment

Animal Euthanasia

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).

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

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).

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Euthanasia, Animal
  • Mercy Killing, Animal
  • Animal Mercy Killing

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Aspects Covered

5 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, statistics & numerical data.

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Indexing Annotation

methods of "sacrificing" animals go here if the topic of discussion; for euthanasia of laboratory animals, coordinate with ANIMALS, LABORATORY

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History Note

2003

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  1. E02w.760w.905w.199w.249.750w
  2. E05.335w
  3. N02.421.585w.905w.199w.500.750w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Animal Euthanasia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D037901. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D037901
  2. Animal Euthanasia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_euthanasia
  3. Animal Euthanasia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q652653