### Question
What does euthanizing an animal mean?


### Answer
**Euthanizing an animal** has the following meaning in *18 U.S.C. § 48*:

> the humane destruction of an animal accomplished by a method that—


(A) produces rapid unconsciousness and subsequent death without evidence of pain or distress

#### Citation:
  - *18 U.S.C. § 48*
  - Heading: **PART I-CRIMES > CHAPTER 3-ANIMALS, BIRDS, FISH, AND PLANTS**

