Topic summary
Animal euthanasia

Veterinary procedure Part of a series onEuthanasia Types Animal Child Voluntary (Mental illness) Non-voluntary Involuntary Views Bodily integrity Culture of life Euthanasia and the slippery slope Free will Freedom of choice Religious Buddhist Catholic Right to die Right to life Groups Care Not Killing Compassion & Choices Death with Dignity National Center Dignitas Exit International Final Exit Network Hemlock Society World Federation of Right to Die Societies People Jack Kevorkian Philip Nitschke Barbara Coombs Lee Books Final Exit The Peaceful Pill Handbook The Future of Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia Jurisdictions Australia Belgium Canada India Luxembourg Mexico Netherlands New Zealand Spain Switzerland United Kingdom United States Uruguay Laws 1994 Oregon Ballot Measure 16 Rights of the Terminally Ill Act 1995 (Australia) Baby Doe Law Washington Death with Dignity Act Alternatives Assisted suicide Palliative care Principle of double effect Palliative sedation Other issues Consistent life ethic Eugenics Euthanasia device Groningen Protocol Suicide tourism vte Animal euthanasia (from Ancient Greek: εὐθανασία, lit. 'good death') is the act of killing a nonhuman animal h