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"The only filly in the crowded field crossed the finish line second, but the fans who'd bet on her still had one last gasp of hope. Perhaps some fortuitous technicality would disqualify the first-place finisher. But things got worse instead of better. We're talking about Eight Belles, who was euthanized Saturday after almost winning the Kentucky Derby. But we're thinking about Hillary Clinton."

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We're talking about Eight Belles, who was euthanized Saturday after almost winning the Kentucky Derby.

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Originally posted by Richard English:

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We're talking about Eight Belles, who was euthanized Saturday after almost winning the Kentucky Derby.

When did they start euhenizing horses in the USA? I believe we still destroy them.

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To deprive of life, animal or vegetable, in any manner or by any means; to render inanimate; to put to death; to slay.

To kill does not necessarily mean any more than to deprive of life.

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Euthanasia is the act of inducing humane death in an animal. It should result in rapid unconsciousness followed by cardiac or respiratory arrest and ultimate loss of brain function. The technique should minimize any stress and anxiety experienced by the animal prior to unconsciousness. (AVMA, 1993).

A process of killing that renders the animal unconscious (and thus insensitive to pain) as rapidly as possible, without fear and anxiety (CCAC, 1980).

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Is "kill," in that situation, the same as "euthanize?" I don't think so.

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Originally posted by Kalleh:
Those are nice links, Tinman, as usual, but what is your opinion? Is "kill," in that situation, the same as "euthanize?" I don't think so.

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Usage Note: Denote and connote are often confused because both words have senses that entail signification. Denote means "to signify directly or literally" and describes the relation between the word and the thing it conventionally names. Connote means "to signify indirectly, suggest or imply" and describes the relation between the word and the images or associations it evokes. Thus, the word river denotes a moving body of water and may connote such things as the relentlessness of time and the changing nature of life.

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—Synonyms 1. slaughter, massacre, butcher; hang, electrocute, behead, guillotine, strangle, garrote; assassinate. Kill, execute, murder all mean to deprive of life. Kill is the general word, with no implication of the manner of killing, the agent or cause, or the nature of what is killed (whether human being, animal, or plant): to kill a person. Execute is used with reference to the putting to death of one in accordance with a legal sentence, no matter what the means are: to execute a criminal. Murder is used of killing a human being unlawfully: He murdered him for his money.

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Originally posted by tinman:

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Originally posted by Kalleh:
Those are nice links, Tinman, as usual, but what is your opinion? Is "kill," in that situation, the same as "euthanize?" I don't think so.

You want my opinion? They killed the poor horse. They may have euthanized it, destroyed it, put it to sleep, put it out of its misery, induced a humane death, but they did kill it.

This is connotation versus denotation again. To you kill apparently connotes a violent act. But kill denotes simply directly causing the death of someone or something.

Denote and connote - from dictionary.com

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Usage Note: Denote and connote are often confused because both words have senses that entail signification. Denote means "to signify directly or literally" and describes the relation between the word and the thing it conventionally names. Connote means "to signify indirectly, suggest or imply" and describes the relation between the word and the images or associations it evokes. Thus, the word river denotes a moving body of water and may connote such things as the relentlessness of time and the changing nature of life.

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=kill&r=66]Kill - from Dictionary.com

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—Synonyms 1. slaughter, massacre, butcher; hang, electrocute, behead, guillotine, strangle, garrote; assassinate. Kill, execute, murder all mean to deprive of life. Kill is the general word, with no implication of the manner of killing, the agent or cause, or the nature of what is killed (whether human being, animal, or plant): to kill a person. Execute is used with reference to the putting to death of one in accordance with a legal sentence, no matter what the means are: to execute a criminal. Murder is used of killing a human being unlawfully: He murdered him for his money.

A mercy killing and a brutal murder are both killing.

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Originally posted by Kalleh:
Those are nice links, Tinman, as usual, but what is your opinion? Is "kill," in that situation, the same as "euthanize?" I don't think so.

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Usage Note: Denote and connote are often confused because both words have senses that entail signification. Denote means "to signify directly or literally" and describes the relation between the word and the thing it conventionally names. Connote means "to signify indirectly, suggest or imply" and describes the relation between the word and the images or associations it evokes. Thus, the word river denotes a moving body of water and may connote such things as the relentlessness of time and the changing nature of life.

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—Synonyms 1. slaughter, massacre, butcher; hang, electrocute, behead, guillotine, strangle, garrote; assassinate. Kill, execute, murder all mean to deprive of life. Kill is the general word, with no implication of the manner of killing, the agent or cause, or the nature of what is killed (whether human being, animal, or plant): to kill a person. Execute is used with reference to the putting to death of one in accordance with a legal sentence, no matter what the means are: to execute a criminal. Murder is used of killing a human being unlawfully: He murdered him for his money.

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You want my opinion? They killed the poor horse. They may have euthanized it, destroyed it, put it to sleep, put it out of its misery, induced a humane death, but they did kill it.