WARNING - GRAPHIC RABBITRY DISCUSSION! Kindest way to kill badly deformed kits?

[polly]

I would have to say after seeing cervical dislocation I can easily say if u get it right the animal is gone instantly. The twitching is nerve impulse only. Believe me when u look in their eyes they have gone instantly. Much quicker than a vet giving a lethal injection.

 

[tonyshuman]

Cervical dislocation (CD) is a preferred method of euthanizing mice that have been deeply anesthetized with isofluorane (no longer responding to a toe pinch) in research labs I have been part of. Controlled CO2 like Bramblerose mentioned is also done if large numbers of animals have to be euthanized at once. I have also seen exsanguination and it's one that should only be done if absolutely necessary for the experimental procedure (some things in neuroscience). I wouldn't do either of them on animals larger than a mouse or young kit, and a rat by CD is a bit iffy to me.