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1939 UK pet massacre: 750,000 killed amid WWII food shortages. NARPAC's pamphlet advised moving pets to the countryside or using a humane captive bolt pistol for destruction if care wasn't possible. (media.kbin.social)
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[–] DoYouNot 3 points 8 months ago

Oof. Thinking about needing to put my dog down myself is a heavy thought...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

A source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_pet_massacre

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

"Destruction" of a pet/animal somehow sounds more violent/less humane than just saying it how it is, which is saying a lot.