Stop Gas Chamber Euthanasia in Michigan

I am writing this petition crying out for the help of the people to help stop the inhumane euthanasia of animals by gas chamber. Hundreds and maybe even thousands of animals each year are placed in the gas chamber of Berrien County Michigan Animal Control to die. The entire process of gassing these animals can take as long as 40 minutes to complete. While the animals are in this gas chamber even before the gassing begins the animals can get very frightened and start to fight and as the gas starts to fill the chamber the animals start to howl for release. Even though these animals are unconscious within a couple of minutes, they slowly die from lack of oxygen.

 When I placed a phone call to Berrien County Animal Control they told me that the STATE of Michigan told them to install the chamber because it was more humane than the injection!!! This facility has a window in the chamber so they can watch after the animals stop howling to make sure they are dead. "Euthanasia" literally means "good death," and is usually interpreted to mean a quick, painless, and humane method of dying. We need to urge all the Animal Shelters that use this method of euthanasia to switch to a more humane euthanasia process like sodium pentobarbitol injections which euthanizes the animal within seconds. This process is painless and the animal has no suffering whatsoever. The animal is also held with compassion by the members of the shelter staff as the animal passes on. Please I urge you help us combat this inhumane and unethical act of euthanasia and urge them to consider a more humane method.

I am writing this petition crying out for the help of the people to help stop the inhumane euthanasia of animals by gas chamber. Hundreds and maybe even thousands of animals each year are placed in the gas chamber of Berrien County Michigan Animal Control to die. The entire process of gassing these animals can take as long as 40 minutes to complete. While the animals are in this gas chamber even before the gassing begins the animals can get very frightened and start to fight and as the gas starts to fill the chamber the animals start to howl for release. Even though these animals are unconscious within a couple of minutes, they slowly die from lack of oxygen.

 When I placed a phone call to Berrien County Animal Control they told me that the STATE of Michigan told them to install the chamber because it was more humane than the injection!!! This facility has a window in the chamber so they can watch after the animals stop howling to make sure they are dead. "Euthanasia" literally means "good death," and is usually interpreted to mean a quick, painless, and humane method of dying. We need to urge all the Animal Shelters that use this method of euthanasia to switch to a more humane euthanasia process like sodium pentobarbitol injections which euthanizes the animal within seconds. This process is painless and the animal has no suffering whatsoever. The animal is also held with compassion by the members of the shelter staff as the animal passes on. Please I urge you help us combat this inhumane and unethical act of euthanasia and urge them to consider a more humane method.

We the undersigned are urging you to reconsider the use of a gas chamber tho euthanize the animals that aren't adopted. There is a more humane was to euthanize these animals by using sodium pentobarbitol injections. These animals that are placed in your gas chamber suffer a great deal before and during the gassing that leads to their imminent death. Yes, they are unconscious but it can take awhile for the animals to slowly die from suffocation.

These animals deserve to die in the arms of a person that has cared for them so they can at least feel some compassion and love before they pass as it may be the first time in their lives that they do. Please look into your hearts and realize that this inhumane method needs to change. We thank you for taking the time to read our letter and hope that it inspires you to take action as well.