harvest (v.)
the Texas Longhorn Breeders Association of America has a list of "words that don't send a positive image to the general public"; "slaughter" is one of them. They prefer we say process, go to market, or harvest. (They also suggest not talking about "pain" but saying instead "short-term discomfort.") The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) couches its reports in terms of "harvested" deer. Those who hunt or trap animals in the wild today tend to "harvest" rather than to "kill." If it walks like a euphemism and talks like a euphemism …
