What to do with dying shorts?

[Badtaste2k]

So, what's the general way to deal with a short catch that swallowed the hook, gagging up blood and is obviously going to die? I usually only keep what My family and I are going to eat, with exception of trophy fish if that ever happens... That being said, I don't like feeding the dogs and drawing attention either.
I am guessing to the DFG a short is a short though?

Dan