put to sleep

The outcome: “She was put to sleep after seven days.”

As a young veterinarian, I was called upon to put to sleep a pet I’d never met before.

A South Yorkshire Police spokesperson said six of the animals were so unwell they were put to sleep.

The Horse Trust said Aurora who "could be spotted in the field easily, like a glorious marble statue, both stoic and stunning" was put to sleep after suffering a ruptured ligament.

She is especially haunted by the rule that any XL bully handed into a shelter must be put to sleep if its owner is not found within seven days.