humane
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Boucher said her organization received permission from the National Park Service to set up a Missy Trap, an easy-to-build enclosure meant to capture pets in a humane manner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
What my research has shown is that lethal injection, from the start, wasn’t so much about a humane execution as a humane-looking execution.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026
Abatement work has exploded in recent years as a more humane alternative to poisoning or killing the birds, Coulson said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Rosval, trying to build kitchens in which creativity and humane working conditions reinforce, rather than contradict, one another.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
For the reasons discussed above, it came about that, of Marcus, Pertinax, and Alexander—who all lived decent lives, were lovers of justice, enemies of cruelty, humane, and kindly—all except Marcus came to a bad end.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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