Next week's topic for Ethics class is euthanasia, so I wasn't anticipating a bunch of happy-happy-joy-joy readings, but I also didn't enjoy reading detailed descriptions, advantages, and disadvantages of a variety of euthanasia methods including:
- Inhalant anesthetics
- Carbon dioxide
- Nitrogen and argon
- Carbon monoxide
- Barbituric acid derivatives
- Pentobarbital combinations
- Chloral hydrate
- T-61
- Tricaine methane sulfonate
- Potassium chloride
- Penetrating captive bolt
- Blow to the head
- Gunshot
- Cervical dislocation
- Decapitation
- Electrocution
- Microwave irradiation
- Thoracic/cardiopulmonary/cardiac compression
- Kill trips
- Maceration
- Stunning
- Pithing
- Exsanguination
Where's the part of vet school where you get to pet kittens and get sweet puppy kisses all day long??
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