A victim of Gas Chambers

Nationwide Ban on Gassing in Shelters

Target:
Nancy Pelosi, The United States Governors
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ENGLISH VERSION (versione italiana a fondo pagina)

Currently there are a number of laws which to varying degrees protect the rights of animals in shelters but we need a centralized approach.  Too many animals still suffer an excruciating death in gas chambers, or due to being euthanized by non qualified staff.

Both dogs and cats are stuffed in metal boxes which them get sealed and filled up with poisonous gas. The animals should be sedated first but this doesn't occur. They die a slow excruciating death, sometimes agonizing for several minutes. It is not uncommon for young and old animals survive this horrific procedure, to be gassed again or killed in another way.

This petition was created to:
  1. Ban the use of gas chambers and heart stick as euthanasia methods, as inhumane and ethically unacceptable. Where euthanasia is unavoidable, we demand that it be done with approved humane methods such as lethal injection and under veterinary supervision.

  2. Support shelters to adopt a no kill policy

  3. Support the trap-neuter-release policy for feral colonies and allow volunteers to take care of the above mentioned colonies.

  4. Make spaying/neutering mandatory within shelters, within the discretion of the authorized veterinarians.

Thanks for your support.
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Versione Italiana:

Ci sono al momento molte leggi negli stati uniti, che a diversi livelli tutelano i diritti degli animali nei rifugi, ma servono urgentemente delle leggi centralizzate, valide quindi a livello nazionale. Troppi animali soffrono ancora delle morti atroci e terribilmente lente nelle camere a gas, tramite iniezioni al cuore o a causa di iniezioni letali praticate da personale non qualificato.

Cani e gatti vengono stipati insieme dentro a delle scatole metalliche, le quali vengono poi sigillate e riempite di gas velenoso. Gli animali soffrono una morte lenta e orribile, a volte agonizzando per decine di minuti. Gli animali dovrebbero essere sedati prima di questa procedura ma questo non avviene: gli animali sono quindi pienamente coscienti fino alla fine. Non è raro che animali anziani o cuccioli sopravvivano a una tale orrida procedura, solo per essere poi nuovamente gassati o uccisi in altra maniera.

Questa petizione è stata creata per:

  • chiedere un divieto assoluto dell'uso di camere a gas e iniezioni cardiache come metodo di eutanasia poiché umanamente ed eticamente inaccettabili. Laddove l'eutanasia sia inevitabile, chiediamo che questa venga prativata da personale veterinario e con metodi etici quale iniezione letale;
  • Chiedere un supporto per aiutare i rifugi ad abbandonare la pratica dell'eutanasia ad animali sani;
  • Chiedere supporto per la pratica di intrappolamento, sterilizzazione e ritorno alla colonia per le colonie feline, e permettere a volontari di prendersi cura delle suddette colonie (le quali al momento vengono catturate, portate nei rifugi, e gli animali se non vengono adottati vengono soppressi);
  • Rendere la sterilizzazione obbligatoria all'interno dei rifugi, salvo eccezioni a discrezione del personale veterinario.

Grazie per il vostro supporto.
ENGLISH VERSION (versione italiana a fondo pagina)

Currently there are a number of laws which to varying degrees protect the rights of animals in shelters but we need a centralized approach.  Too many animals still suffer an excruciating death in gas chambers, or due to being euthanized by non qualified staff.

Both dogs and cats are stuffed in metal boxes which them get sealed and filled up with poisonous gas. The animals should be sedated first but this doesn't occur. They die a slow excruciating death, sometimes agonizing for several minutes. It is not uncommon for young and old animals survive this horrific procedure, to be gassed again or killed in another way.

This petition was created to:
  1. Ban the use of gas chambers and heart stick as euthanasia methods, as inhumane and ethically unacceptable. Where euthanasia is unavoidable, we demand that it be done with approved humane methods such as lethal injection and under veterinary supervision.

  2. Support shelters to adopt a no kill policy

  3. Support the trap-neuter-release policy for feral colonies and allow volunteers to take care of the above mentioned colonies.

  4. Make spaying/neutering mandatory within shelters, within the discretion of the authorized veterinarians.

Thanks for your support.
___________________________________________________________

Versione Italiana:

Ci sono al momento molte leggi negli stati uniti, che a diversi livelli tutelano i diritti degli animali nei rifugi, ma servono urgentemente delle leggi centralizzate, valide quindi a livello nazionale. Troppi animali soffrono ancora delle morti atroci e terribilmente lente nelle camere a gas, tramite iniezioni al cuore o a causa di iniezioni letali praticate da personale non qualificato.

Cani e gatti vengono stipati insieme dentro a delle scatole metalliche, le quali vengono poi sigillate e riempite di gas velenoso. Gli animali soffrono una morte lenta e orribile, a volte agonizzando per decine di minuti. Gli animali dovrebbero essere sedati prima di questa procedura ma questo non avviene: gli animali sono quindi pienamente coscienti fino alla fine. Non è raro che animali anziani o cuccioli sopravvivano a una tale orrida procedura, solo per essere poi nuovamente gassati o uccisi in altra maniera.

Questa petizione è stata creata per:

  • chiedere un divieto assoluto dell'uso di camere a gas e iniezioni cardiache come metodo di eutanasia poiché umanamente ed eticamente inaccettabili. Laddove l'eutanasia sia inevitabile, chiediamo che questa venga prativata da personale veterinario e con metodi etici quale iniezione letale;
  • Chiedere un supporto per aiutare i rifugi ad abbandonare la pratica dell'eutanasia ad animali sani;
  • Chiedere supporto per la pratica di intrappolamento, sterilizzazione e ritorno alla colonia per le colonie feline, e permettere a volontari di prendersi cura delle suddette colonie (le quali al momento vengono catturate, portate nei rifugi, e gli animali se non vengono adottati vengono soppressi);
  • Rendere la sterilizzazione obbligatoria all'interno dei rifugi, salvo eccezioni a discrezione del personale veterinario.

Grazie per il vostro supporto.

Dear Mrs. Pelosi and the Governors of the United States,

 

We the undersigned acknowledge that the United States House of Representatives, and the administrations of the governors have under your combined leaderships been a driving force of good in our society. They have created a more just world where the rights of people and animals continue to be focused upon. You have shown tremendous leadership in times of trouble.

 

During this momentous time where the new President Elect; Mr. Obama is seeking to create a better world. It impends upon us, in that section of society that dedicate our lives to creating a more humane world, in respect to our fellow companions who with we share this world, that the lives of animals are respected.

 

Currently there are a number of laws which forbid the use of toxic gas to be used in the killing of pets that are located in animal shelters. This is a humane law, but it does not go far enough, as a number of older animal shelters are exempt from this law. This allows loop holes to appear where animals can be gassed to death and thus causing horrific suffering. The animals' last moments are spent in confined spaces where they suffer excruciating pain.

 

It is our understanding that more humane methods of killing are available such as lethal injection, where death is more peaceful and rapid. However a number of no-kill shelters exist without public funding.

 

Our proposal would be as follows:

 

  1. Ban of gas chambers and heart stick as euthanasia methods as inhumane and ethically unacceptable. Where euthanasia is unavoidable, we demand that it be done with approved humane methods such as lethal injection and under veterinary supervision.

  2. Support shelters to adopt a no kill policy

  3. Support the trap-neuter-release policy for feral colonies and allow volunteers to take care of the above mentioned colonies.

  4. Make spaying/neutering mandatory within shelters, within the discretion of the authorized veterinarians.

 

A number of states and municipalities have already carried out laws which protect the lives of animals and the humane treatment of animals in shelters.

 

We pray that you will see that a fair and just law is created within your power to ensure that the rights of animals are upheld, and that those individuals who break those laws are punished under the full extend of the law.

 

Again we hope that you will see that your respective administrations follow through and create laws to the above aspects.

 

Thank you kindly,

 

 

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We signed the "Nationwide Ban on Gassing in Shelters" petition!
# 998:
9:16 am PDT, May 19, Christy Lawson, Arkansas
# 997:
4:35 am PDT, May 11, Jason Corfield, New Hampshire
# 996:
8:21 am PDT, May 10, Melissa Klemm, Massachusetts
# 995:
1:46 pm PDT, May 9, Chiara Cipriani, Italy
# 994:
11:06 am PDT, May 5, Mark O'Hara, United Kingdom
# 993:
10:11 am PDT, May 5, Deborah Von Brod, Florida
What is wrong with people?
# 992:
10:03 am PDT, May 5, Diana Abkin, New Jersey
# 991:
5:08 am PDT, May 4, Michelle Hayward, United Kingdom
you would never do this to a human so what makes a animal life less important suffering should be put to a stop no matter what you are human or animal there are always better ways xxxxx
# 990:
1:53 am PDT, May 4, Faye Wiilis, Australia
# 989:
4:03 pm PDT, May 2, Joaquin Bell Jr., Nevada
It is heart breaking to know what people do to animals. every animal cat, dog, fish, bird, reptile, amphibion, or whatever you may like should deserve a home. Do not kill because there is no home for the animal, how would you like it if you were killed for beig homeless its just not right. if you can build a shelter for a homeless may to stay till he dies then you can build a shelter for homeless animals for them to stay and be nurtured till the day they die.
# 988:
5:47 pm PDT, May 1, Amy Arce, California
# 987:
9:39 am PDT, May 1, Tere Barrett, North Carolina
Gassing is prehistoric, and frequently does not work. Please stop this archaic practice in this country. If we cannot find homes for all, or if people insist on discarding animals when they become inconvenient, please, at the very least, require that they be euthanized humanely!
# 986:
9:45 pm PDT, Apr 30, Ashley Niels, Tennessee
Such unethical means of euthanizing animals cannot be allowed any longer. These animals are in shelters to be cared for, not put to death in such an inhumane manner.
# 985:
6:47 pm PDT, Apr 30, Kristina Charboneau, New York
# 984:
9:36 am PDT, Apr 30, Racella Teodorescu, Nevada
Racella Teodorescu
# 983:
3:34 pm PDT, Apr 29, Cathy Jackson, Indiana
# 982:
3:17 pm PDT, Apr 29, Lindsay Parducci, Mississippi
I can't believe that this is legal & goes on in the United States of America. Why is this done to helpless & innocient animals. Wish everyone had a conscious and a heart like mine; cause this and other torturing of animals would never happen. What a sad screwed up world this is...
# 981:
2:24 pm PDT, Apr 29, Frank Mobile, California
# 980:
2:11 pm PDT, Apr 29, Stephanie Curtis, Florida
Please put an end to these torture chambers!
# 979:
1:26 pm PDT, Apr 29, Aurea Saumty, Oklahoma
Stop kill shelters now!
# 978:
12:53 pm PDT, Apr 29, Emily Markey, Ohio
# 977:
8:04 pm PDT, Apr 24, Krystal Harris, Tennessee
I understand that there is a problem with animal population out there but if we can provide shelter for children, homeless and other unfortunate humans then why cant we provide the same for our loving pets. The death penality has to stop for these innocent lives.
# 976:
12:02 am PDT, Apr 24, Louise Benecke, South Africa
Animals have rights too! Please respect their rights. They might not be able to speak but without their companionship we are lost
# 975:
6:30 pm PDT, Apr 23, Name not displayed, Massachusetts
# 974:
6:20 am PDT, Apr 23, Nicki Tillett, South Africa
End the tragedy, put a stop to the suffering.
# 973:
5:19 am PDT, Apr 23, Hayley Saul, South Africa
How can the people perpetrating this abhorrent practice sleep at night? This is murder. Mass murder. I am utterly disgusted and ashamed of the human race. How much more barbaric are we going to become before we take a damn good look at ourselves and see what we have become and start changing. Please may the signatures pour in so as to start preventing this absolute atrocity. Can you begin to imagine the outcry if this was happening to humans? Because its animals its ok. The justification of that holds no water. May this be abolished NOW!!
# 972:
9:13 pm PDT, Apr 22, MEYER Stephen, South Africa
# 971:
1:40 pm PDT, Apr 21, Rachel Rea, Colorado
Animals should not be treated in this horrific manner. It is regrettable that these animals must be uthanised in the first place, but to be killed in this manner is terrible. Think about the way these animals die, and ask if you yourself would like to be killed this way, and if not, step up and protect them.
# 970:
12:34 pm PDT, Apr 21, Tatiana O'Brien, Vermont
# 969:
9:33 am PDT, Apr 21, Jennifer Smith, Texas
For puppies and older dogs, it takes at least two times for it to work. When they open the lid to put more dogs in, some are still alive!!!!!! That is cruel!!!! This needs to stop NOW!!!!!
# 968:
6:42 am PDT, Apr 21, Samantha Lippy, Pennsylvania
# 967:
5:46 am PDT, Apr 21, Dora O'Brien, Massachusetts
# 966:
9:27 pm PDT, Apr 20, Name not displayed, Georgia
PLEASE STOP TORTURING & KILLING POOR INNOCENT, SCARED & LOVING ANIMALS. IT'S NOT THEIR FAULT. MAKE SPAY/NEUTER LAWS TO HELP THE PET POPULATION. NO MORE BREEDING OR GASSING. IT'S INHUMANE. PLEASE STOP & HELP FIND A BETTER SOLUTION. HOW COULD YOU????
# 965:
6:14 pm PDT, Apr 20, Terri Belongia, Oklahoma
# 964:
4:00 pm PDT, Apr 20, Caralee DeHerrera, Massachusetts
# 963:
3:45 pm PDT, Apr 20, David Dvorak, Massachusetts
# 962:
11:36 am PDT, Apr 20, Carrie Loholdt, Massachusetts
# 961:
8:04 am PDT, Apr 20, Tami Russell, Oklahoma
# 960:
8:03 am PDT, Apr 20, Shelli Madonia-price, New York
no -kill nation! til every cae is empty no breed no buy!
# 959:
9:10 pm PDT, Apr 17, Ilonka Newton, Texas
this antiquated method of killing animals is cruel & barbaric. the USA must come into the 21st century & treat their animals with respect.
# 958:
3:42 pm PDT, Apr 17, P l Hose, Florida
NO NO NO NO NO.... end this cruel & inhumane torture.
# 957:
2:02 pm PDT, Apr 17, Melissa Fratine, Maryland
# 956:
10:51 am PDT, Apr 17, Joanne Fessel, New York
# 955:
10:14 am PDT, Apr 17, Wanda Velez, Florida
# 954:
9:05 am PDT, Apr 17, Vicki Chalfant, Florida
Please stop these inhumane practices.
# 953:
8:17 am PDT, Apr 17, Lou Karen, New York
# 952:
6:09 am PDT, Apr 17, Ann Tedeschi-Davidson, New York
# 951:
3:23 am PDT, Apr 17, Jennifer Willyard, Pennsylvania
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