Euthanasia - “The act or practice of ending the life of an individual suffering from a terminal illness or an incurable condition, as by lethal injection or the suspension of extraordinary medical treatment.”

Well, they’re not sick or suffering but hundreds of thousands of rats and mice are “euthanized” on a monthly basis and right now that’s not regulated either. We want the USDA to at least afford ‘feeder’ rats and mice the same humane liberties as the NIH affords laboratory rats and mice. Here’s what the AVMA says about CO₂ as a method of euthanasia: