Module 9

Question 1

humane killing of an animal for its own benefit

Answer 1

euthanasia

Question 2

killing of animals intended for human consumption

Answer 2

Slaughter

Question 3

killing by using a method that causes rapid and irreversible loss of consciousness with minimum pain and distress to the animal

Answer 3

humane killing

Question 4

Common individual animals humanely killed

Answer 4

1. severely injured animals
2. aggressive animal
3. aged animals

Question 5

Common examples of humane killing of multiple animals

Answer 5

1. killed by animal shelters
2. planned population control
3. killed by law
4. killed because they have little or no market value

Question 6

Criteria for good death or ideal humane killing method

Answer 6

1. Rapid loss of consciousness
2. Safety of personnel
3. Feasibility
4. Aesthetic considerations for the operator and others
5. Method of euthanasia should not make the animal’s body a risk to other animals or humans

Question 7

a barbiturate used as anesthetics in low doses but depress the respiratory and cardiac center leads to death by anoxia in high doses

Answer 7

Sodium pentobarbital

Question 8

Administration of sodium pentobarbital recommended if vein is not accessible

Answer 8

Intraperitoneal pentobarbital

Question 9

Signs of effective stunning

Answer 9

1. Animal collapses
2. Gasping and gagging reflexes, but no rhythmic breathing or vocalisations
3. No corneal reflex
4. Fixed, fully dilated pupil
5. Relaxed jaw
6. Tongue hanging out
7. Body hangs straight down  there is no arching of the back or struggling;
8. the legs may move

Question 10

Signs of death from a free bullet

Answer 10

1. Animal collapses immediately
2. No rhythmic breathing
3. No corneal reflex
4. Twitching and convulsions may start shortly afterwards

Question 11

Large numbers of animals also sometimes have to be killed in an emergency such as in avian flue or fmd

Answer 11

disease outbreaks

Question 12

Methods for killing animals in disease outbreaks

Answer 12

1. drawing blood
2. gassing
3. injection

Question 13

What does human killing mean? (2)

Answer 13

1. Rendering an animal unconscious, in such a way that the animal does not anticipate it and so does not suffer fear or distress, and then
2. Killing the animal immediately, so that the animal does not regain consciousness before dying.