humaneness

Example Sentences

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“And then it’s not like you shut the factory down for two days. You start making some some real difficult decisions related to animals from a humaneness standpoint.”

From Washington Times • Dec. 21, 2023

Alabama lawmakers approved nitrogen hypoxia as an alternate execution method in 2018 as death penalty states faced difficulty obtaining lethal injection drugs and ongoing litigation challenging the humaneness of lethal injection.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 29, 2023

The United States banned widespread use of the salt in 1972 after people raised concerns about its humaneness and the high probability of accidental poisoning.

From Salon • May 23, 2021

These were written with a great tone of ethical seriousness and a very powerful, controlled, but moving prose, and a great humaneness which never veered into sentimentality.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2018

In its place he estab-lished an administration distinguished by its humaneness and intelligence.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover