Euthanasia work, considered by most to be a less glamorous facet of vet- erinary medicine, needs further research within the techniques themselves to improve our understanding of methods. Scientific studies to fully appreciate current techniques and lay the foundation for new ones are needed in all species. Only through this can we fully appreciate when all the criteria for euthanasia have been met, the most important being the comfort of the animal. After all, it is they who are expecting a good death.