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euthanasias

  • plural
    of euthanasia.
    euthanasia
    noun
    the act of putting to death painlessly or allowing to die, as by withholding extreme medical measures, a person or animal suffering from an incurable, especially a painful, disease or condition.

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Larger dogs can take up to twice as long to get adopted, exacerbating overcrowding and leading to more euthanasias, she said.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 22, 2024

The number of euthanasias performed during those hours at the Baldwin Park shelter could not be determined because many of its time stamps were missing from records.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 3, 2023

“I’ve noted that Palmdale and Lancaster have a disproportionately large amount of euthanasias labeled as behavior,” the senior staffer wrote, adding that they had decided to look more closely at the numbers for those shelters.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 3, 2023

In a different era, the intense animal hoarding might have been handled with back-to-back euthanasias rather than rehousing the cats.

From Washington Times Jan. 13, 2020

Every day, five to 12 euthanasias are performed at PVSEC, the region’s largest specialty and emergency veterinary center, seeing several hundred cases a day.

From Washington Times Jul. 8, 2017