Stop Inhumane Gassing of Animals

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American Veterinary Medical Association and county government

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Working in rescue has awakened me to the horrific fate that over 3,000 dogs and cats a week meet. This fate is euthanasia by means of gas chambers, decompression chambers and heartsticks. Unbelievably, this is still legal in 39 states and the preferred method in many counties within 11 of those states. More unbelievable is that the AVMA approves this practice and provides guidelines on how to do the procedure. Sadly, it is rare that the procedure is followed. This results in a lengthy and painful death for the animal. Since spay and neuter education is minimal at best within these counties it is understandable that these local shelters can not meet the ongoing needs within there communities. However, euthanasia, " good death" by means of IV Phenobarbital is a more humane method until such time that spay and neuter education programs become available to these communities. I urge you to research some of the horrific circumstances that these innocent animals have to encounter.

We the undersigned would like to request that the AVMA and county governments discontinue the approval of gas chambers as a method of euthanasia. The use of these methods is inhumane, causing fear, aggression and ultimately a painful and lengthy death to those animals having to suffer this fate. It has been recorded that approximately 3,000 pets meet their fate by this means per week. An alternative, humane method would be that of IV Phenobarbital which has been reported to be quick and ultimately painless. Additionally, since the use of IV Phenobarbital is financially beneficial, we would like to ask that the savings be distributed to a spay and neuter education program. We appreciate your attention to this matter.
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# 507:

7:03 am PDT, Jun 23, Kathryn Borger, New Hampshire

# 506:

7:04 pm PDT, Jun 18, Donna Ramos razza, Rhode Island

# 505:

6:20 am PDT, Jun 18, Janet Moran, Rhode Island

# 504:

10:32 am PDT, Jun 15, Douglas DeCosta, New Hampshire

# 503:

6:29 am PDT, Jun 15, Mark Marchese, Vermont

# 502:

4:51 am PDT, Jun 15, Jason Greenig, Vermont
The people who do these things to animals, must not have a conscience. And IF they do, at all, I hope it comes back to haunt them some day. STOP!! Doing this!! The guilty parties should be quite ashamed of themselves........

# 501:

6:39 pm PDT, Jun 13, Jane Brown, New Hampshire
Stop this horrific cruelity!!!

# 500:

12:03 pm PDT, Jun 13, Brenda Samson, Massachusetts

# 499:

11:34 am PDT, Jun 13, Deborah Morrill, Vermont
We can't gas people, That kill others!! WHY can we kill animals??

# 498:

10:55 am PDT, Jun 13, Jeannie Flanagan-Marchese, Vermont
THIS IS CRAP!!!! STOP THE GASSING!!!!! ANIMALS ARE HELPLESS AND DO NOT NEED THIS . THERE ARE BETTER WAYS TO DO THIS .

# 497:

1:20 pm PDT, Jun 12, Mary Schneider, New Jersey

# 496:

7:43 am PDT, Jun 12, Sue Ellen Robertson, Massachusetts
STOP KILLING ANIMALS!!!!

# 495:

7:05 am PDT, Jun 12, Diane Downing, New Hampshire

# 494:

8:44 pm PDT, Jun 7, Name not displayed, New Hampshire

# 493:

2:09 pm PDT, Jun 5, J Lavin, Massachusetts
It it truly unbelieveable that this country still allows such barbaric pratices to kill thousands of innocent animals daily. When you KNOW there is a better way, WHY NOT MANDATE IT??? Would you want your pet to die like that? Do you own any, or did you grow up with any? PLEASE have compassion for them, and protect them with LAWS AGAINST GASSING, DECOMPRESSION & HEARTSTICKS. We need laws to DEMAND people Spay/Neuter dogs & cats by 6 mos. of ownership or face a BIG FINE. Anything to help STOP the overpopulation & keep animals from suffering such inhumane ways of death. THANK YOU for listening to the people who want to change this for those who can not speak for themselves.

# 492:

4:53 pm PDT, Jun 4, Kathryn Petley, Maine

# 491:

4:05 am PDT, Jun 4, Jennifer McClellan, Massachusetts
My heart aches for these poor doggies. Why? Can't they find a better way? How can these people take these animals and throw them in a box like they are nothing? Is this a wake up call? There should be a law against this!

# 490:

1:09 pm PDT, Jun 3, Brenda Samson, Vermont
How is it that humans and animal are both over populated, humans know better & can use reasonable judgment but they don't get gassed?

# 489:

10:43 am PDT, Jun 1, Lisa Wilhelmsen, Massachusetts

# 488:

2:07 pm PDT, May 26, Rachal Prentice, New Hampshire

# 487:

1:48 pm PDT, May 20, Christy Maxwell, Massachusetts

# 486:

4:59 pm PDT, May 9, Crystal Carle, New Hampshire

# 485:

1:27 pm PDT, May 9, Name not displayed, Massachusetts

# 484:

5:02 pm PDT, May 2, Jeremiah Ferland, New Hampshire

# 483:

5:34 am PDT, Apr 30, Kelly Bryer, New Hampshire

# 482:

4:10 pm PDT, Apr 29, Anne-marie Larsen, Denmark

# 481:

8:59 am PDT, Apr 29, Stacey Rakic Larson, Colorado
The use of gas for euthanasia is both barbaric and disturbing. Certainly euthanasia is not an option I support, but gassing is an absolutely cruel method. In this day such an act is vile considering alternative options. I support LIFE: spay and neutering, TNR, fostering. Gas, however, should be abolished on a nationwide basis.

# 480:

8:06 am PDT, Apr 29, Sonia Trimboli, Italy

# 479:

6:44 pm PDT, Apr 25, Heather Pinto, New Hampshire

# 478:

7:25 am PDT, Apr 21, Barbara Lloyd, New Hampshire
Humane euthanasia precludes group gassing of animals. Let us foster better practices for all animals in the United States.

# 477:

11:55 am PDT, Apr 20, Rhonda Winter, Oklahoma

# 476:

8:42 am PDT, Apr 18, Heidi Nichols, New Hampshire

# 475:

2:17 pm PDT, Apr 14, Name not displayed, New Hampshire

# 474:

7:33 pm PDT, Apr 12, Sarah Rider, Oklahoma

# 473:

6:18 pm PDT, Apr 12, Paula Pelletier, New Hampshire

# 472:

9:24 am PDT, Apr 11, Shelly Cochran, Oklahoma

# 471:

4:20 pm PDT, Apr 9, Jane Mayhew, New Hampshire
please please don't gas these wonderful animals ,it is Inhumane to end their lives like that.They have feelings and really are your best friend. they deserve better than this. end this killing now!!!

# 470:

6:19 pm PDT, Apr 5, Candace Ames-Nelson, New Hampshire

# 469:

8:28 am PDT, Apr 2, SHARON CLAYPOOL, North Carolina

# 468:

6:56 am PDT, Mar 29, David Smith, New Hampshire

# 467:

2:47 am PDT, Mar 29, Laurie Castine, New Hampshire

# 466:

1:50 am PDT, Mar 29, Harry Seager, United Kingdom
They STILL do this???

# 465:

10:46 pm PDT, Mar 28, LISA T., Maine
IF ANIMAL SHELTERS DIDNT MAKE THE ADOPTION FEES SO HIGH, ($200. FOR A SHELTER DOG, ETC)THERE WOULD BE LESS ANIMALS NEEDING TO BE GASSED. THIS CAN ALL BE ELIMINATED IF THE SHELTES LOWERED THE ADOPTION FEES. WE CAN ALL SAVE ALL THESE ANIMALS WITH HELP FOM THE SHELTES

# 464:

9:31 pm PDT, Mar 28, Jennifer Perreault, New Hampshire
I am an animal lover as are many. I'm sure we can find homes for them

# 463:

9:31 pm PDT, Mar 28, Treasha Mclaughlin, Maine

# 462:

9:13 pm PDT, Mar 28, Kristina Leonard, New Hampshire
THIS IS WRONG!!! PEOPLE NEED TO THINK BEFORE THEY BREED!! STUPID PEOPLE!!!

# 461:

9:06 pm PDT, Mar 28, ERIN MACIE, New Hampshire
Animales lives are just as important to humans yet you dnt see anyone just gassing humans hell even the people that murder humans arn't always killed how ridiculous is that??????? they love and have feelings just like all the looser humans on this earth there is has to be another possibility

# 460:

5:07 pm PDT, Mar 27, Eileen Anderson, Ohio

# 459:

4:53 pm PDT, Mar 27, Elaine Brienzo, Massachusetts

# 458:

3:33 pm PDT, Mar 27, Susan Davis, New York
Why is this still happening, we are supposed to be an advanced culture?! Not only is this horribly cruel to the animals, but surely must traumatize those who have to carry it out, those who have a concsience, and those who don't will be so de-sensitized that they become a danger to society as a whole!

# 457:

11:11 am PDT, Mar 27, Eleni Lambidou, Greece

# 456:

11:16 am PDT, Mar 25, Name not displayed, Oklahoma
Gassing is cruel & inhumane by even the most primitive cultures. Stop the practice NOW.

# 455:

9:10 am PDT, Mar 25, Michelle Jones, United Kingdom
This is inhumane by any standards - akin to the holocaust. I am outraged that in the 21st century this practice is allowed to continue anywhere

# 454:

2:48 am PDT, Mar 23, Steve Klein, Canada

# 453:

7:17 pm PDT, Mar 19, Jennifer Patten, New Hampshire
I think it is so awful what they do to the dogs. I just adopted 2 wonderful pups. I plan on helping out and becoming a foster house for these dogs in the future.

# 452:

8:30 am PDT, Mar 18, Joy K Williamson, Indiana

# 451:

3:53 am PDT, Mar 17, Jessica Straub, Canada

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