Elimination of the Gas Chamber in Animal Shelters
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Elimination of the Gas Chamber in Animal Shelters
The push for the elimination of the Gas Chamber to euthanasia animals in the Licking County Animal Control Shelter has been recently fueled by protestors that want the gas chamber shut down. The animal rights group together with the members of the Licking County Political Action committee gathered with the purpose of abolishing the use of the gas chamber and reforming the county animal shelter. Although the Euthanasia by Injection is the shelter's primary method of putting an animal to death, they are still using the gas chamber, in certain cases, to euthanasia animals. Euthanasia by the gas chamber is a cruel, dated and should not be tolerated. A lethal injection is a faster more humane way to put an animal to death.
There are several methods to put an animal to death and all are based on various social, psychological and physical circumstances. The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) considers sodium pentobarbital and CO acceptable methods of euthanasia for dogs and cats in animals in shelters. However, although the AVMA considers CO as an acceptable method of euthanasia, they strongly support EBI as the preferred method of euthanasia. EBI is also supported by the National Animal Control Association (NACA), the Association of Shelter Veterinarians (AOSV), and The America Humane Association (AHA) of the United States. According to Doug Fakkema's article in the Euthanasia by Injection (EBI) Myth vs. Fact Sheet, he states that, "the gas chamber can take up to 25 to 30 minutes to end an animal's life; whereas EBI causes' loss of consciousness within 3 to 5 seconds and clinical death within 2 to 5 minutes" (Fakkema, n.d.). Euthanasia by these archaic gas chambers should not be allowed. Although animal euthanasia is an act of painlessly putting an animal to death, the Licking County Animal Shelter's gas chamber does not apply to this rule. The animals are subjected to a painful death thus disobeying...
The push for the elimination of the Gas Chamber to euthanasia animals in the Licking County Animal Control Shelter has been recently fueled by protestors that want the gas chamber shut down. The animal rights group together with the members of the Licking County Political Action committee gathered with the purpose of abolishing the use of the gas chamber and reforming the county animal shelter. Although the Euthanasia by Injection is the shelter's primary method of putting an animal to death, they are still using the gas chamber, in certain cases, to euthanasia animals. Euthanasia by the gas chamber is a cruel, dated and should not be tolerated. A lethal injection is a faster more humane way to put an animal to death.
There are several methods to put an animal to death and all are based on various social, psychological and physical circumstances. The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) considers sodium pentobarbital and CO acceptable methods of euthanasia for dogs and cats in animals in shelters. However, although the AVMA considers CO as an acceptable method of euthanasia, they strongly support EBI as the preferred method of euthanasia. EBI is also supported by the National Animal Control Association (NACA), the Association of Shelter Veterinarians (AOSV), and The America Humane Association (AHA) of the United States. According to Doug Fakkema's article in the Euthanasia by Injection (EBI) Myth vs. Fact Sheet, he states that, "the gas chamber can take up to 25 to 30 minutes to end an animal's life; whereas EBI causes' loss of consciousness within 3 to 5 seconds and clinical death within 2 to 5 minutes" (Fakkema, n.d.). Euthanasia by these archaic gas chambers should not be allowed. Although animal euthanasia is an act of painlessly putting an animal to death, the Licking County Animal Shelter's gas chamber does not apply to this rule. The animals are subjected to a painful death thus disobeying...