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Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 22 hours agoThat’s what it’s called when it’s inhumane to let them live after an experiment.
Certain rats have incredibly elevated chances of growing tumors, for example. Letting them grow old is basically torture, so…
Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 21 hours ago
Still wouldn’t call that a sacrifice… That’s a mercy killing.
Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 20 hours ago
It’s archaic euphemistic jargon, and that’s why you generally don’t see it used outside of the niche.