How to Use euthanasia in a Sentence

euthanasia

noun

• The dog spent his last moments next to his owner before the euthanasia took effect.
  — Shane Sanderson [e-mail], kansascity.com, 23 June 2017
• Last week, Evanger's recalled some dog food for containing a lethal euthanasia drug.
  — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 13 Feb. 2017
• The agency also tells these rescue groups about which animals are at risk for euthanasia.
  — Ryan Martin, Indianapolis Star, 22 June 2017
• The Turkish election was an act of democratic euthanasia.
  — Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 18 Apr. 2017
• All funds will go to rescue and rehabilitation of pets saved from euthanasia at local pet shelters.
  — Erika I. Ritchie, Orange County Register, 14 Feb. 2017
• The organization spends about $6 million a year on the nursery and other programs to lower the city’s euthanasia rates.
  — Karin Brulliard, The Denver Post, 6 June 2017
• These transports, mostly from high-kill southern regions, are small but growing factors in a long-term decline in euthanasia at U.S. shelters.
  — Karin Brulliard, The Denver Post, 16 May 2017
• Every so often, when the BLM considers a mass-euthanasia program to cull the herds, popular outrage wins out.
  — Matthew Shaer, Smithsonian, 2 May 2017
• Every so often, when the BLM considers a mass-euthanasia program to cull the herds, popular outrage wins out.
  — Matthew Shaer, Smithsonian, 29 May 2017
• Wharton’s treatment of the theme of euthanasia is suggestive, and Kate Derwent’s actions are portrayed as humane, not callous.
  — Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 26 May 2017
• All of this clearly shows the slippery slope of the euthanasia path.
  — Kees Van Der Staaij, WSJ, 20 July 2017
• More often than not, euthanasia is the way our pets die.
  — Ace Ratcliff, SELF, 25 Oct. 2018
• In Coyne’s mind, the historical tide of progress has led the world to euthanasia.
  — Jeff Cimmino, National Review, 19 July 2017
• Of the 15 cans of Gravy Train tested, 60% were positive for the euthanasia drug.
  — Flora Carr, Fortune, 16 Feb. 2018
• Then the euthanasia drugs would be injected via catheters in veins in the elephant’s ears or legs.
  — Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2020
• Does the image condemn the act of euthanasia that just happened?
  — Boyd Van Hoeij, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2017
• In our modern sled dog world, culling does not mean euthanasia.
  — Jeff King | Opinion, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Mar. 2018
• As a result, she was deemed unadoptable and placed on the euthanasia list.
  — Ronnie Li, USA TODAY, 5 July 2024
• One of their goals is to rescue dogs from county shelters that are at risk of euthanasia.
  — Allison Moses, USA TODAY, 19 May 2022
• For example, Biscuit was abandoned on the side of the road, and Callie was saved from a euthanasia list.
  — David Faris, Newsweek, 10 July 2024
• Young would not hear the murmurs of other staffers or her own nagging fear about euthanasia.
  — Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 4 July 2022
• Cats that would lose their home if not declawed face a higher risk of euthanasia than if their owner were able to care for them.
  — Sigal Samuel, Vox, 23 July 2019
• In addition, the shelter’s euthanasia rates have held steady over the past couple years, Wood said.
  — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2022
• Because of his story, shelters across Fort Worth dropped from a 70% euthanasia rate to 3%.
  — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Mar. 2024
• For decades, vets have had little to offer but euthanasia.
  — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 8 May 2020
• Vervoort was a strong advocate of the right to choose euthanasia, which is legal in Belgium.
  — Stephen Wade, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Oct. 2019
• But the vast majority of the world still shuns active euthanasia.
  — Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Jan. 2023
• Too many animals, not enough homes, high euthanasia, homeless strays on the street — many starving and abused!
  — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 29 Feb. 2024
• Thomas stole a euthanasia pill from Amelia’s terminally ill mother, mistaking it for oxycodone, which Abby later finds.
  — Jordana Comiter, Peoplemag, 10 Sep. 2024
• Now, the emotional drain of her work has skyrocketed amidst what feels like a never-ending cycle of taking in shelter dogs on euthanasia deadlines, preventing more animals from being left at shelters and rehoming dogs to be able to save more.
  — Vivian Barrett, The Arizona Republic, 2 July 2024

Last Updated: 11 Nov 2024