Guidelines for Euthanasia for Nondomestic Animals

In addition to sections covering the Aspects of Euthanasia and a Summary of Euthanasia Methods, there are taxon-specific recommendations for: invertebrates, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, monotremes (egg-laying mammals), marsupials, bats, nonhuman primates, rodents and small mammals, marine mammals, sea otters, carnivores, hoofstock, swine and megavertebrates.  

The Guidelines is an official publication of the American Association of  Zoo Veterinarians, and has been endorsed by the American Association of Wildlife Veterinarians, the American Board of Veterinary Toxicology, the American College of Zoological Medicine, the Association of Avian Veterinarians, the Association of Reptilian and Amphibian Veterinarians, the Canadian Association of Zoo and Wildlife Veterinarians, and the Wildlife Disease Association.

111 pages. Twenty eight authors and fifty seven reviewers contributed to the production of this publication.   This publication may be ordered directly from AAZV's (the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians) website by using a credit card or printing an invoice and mailing funds in U.S. dollars to the AAZV Administrative Office. Released in 2007.