By comparison, the use of
euthanasia by injection causes animals to lose consciousness and brain function before their vital organs shut down, decreasing suffering and resulting in rapid clinical death.
In these states, shelters must either have a veterinarian on staff or must contract a private veterinarian in order to
perform euthanasia by injection on - site or at a private clinic; however, the cost of both may be prohibitive.
The new law makes sodium pentobarbital injection, also known
as euthanasia by injection (EBI), the state's only approved method of euthanasia for dogs and cats in shelters.
Sandy City no longer uses the gas chambers; Draper is considering making the transition to
euthanasia by injection only; and South Jordan City residents are letting their City Council Members know they want the gas chamber removed too.
Also, Â a cost study of euthanasia in North Carolina shelters
establishes euthanasia by injection is not only safer for workers and humane for animals, it is cheaper. (The study is attached below for downloading.)
In concert with humane organizations and veterinary associations across North America, Humane Canada
considers euthanasia by injection of sodium pentobarbital to be the preferred method.
We save stray and surrendered pets from Animal Care
Services Euthanasia by Injection list (EBI) and after the public and other rescue organizations have passed on them - we are literally their last chance.
Course duration — One day or more Animal Issues for Law Enforcement Body Condition Scoring Euthanasia by Injection
Self - motivated, reliable candidates will be able to administer vaccinations and medication, draw blood,
perform euthanasia by injection, run diagnostics and perform general physical examinations while using safe and humane handling methods on all animals entering the facility.
Humane options are available, such
as euthanasia by injection (EBI), which is the technique performed when we must say goodbye to our own pet.
She currently finances
the euthanasia by injection at her shelter, to ensure it's the only way that the animals are put to sleep.
To that end, The HSUS has given grants to 17 shelters since 2013 to help them transition to
euthanasia by injection.
A recent study from the American Humane Association by national Animal Care and Control Consultant, Doug Fakkema, shows that
euthanasia by injection is less expensive than the gassing in every scenario.
Studies have shown that carbon monoxide is actually mor expensive than
euthanasia by injection (Fakkema 2009, Rhoades 2002).
The Fairfield County Commissioners indicated cost of switching to
euthanasia by injection or EBI was a factor.
It takes longer than
euthanasia by injection and has not been shown to provide emotional benefits for staff.
To make matters worse, it is commonly believed that one person is responsible for the fact that shelters and animal control facilities are using anything but
euthanasia by injection (EBI) in the state of North Carolina.
The funds will be used for training staff members and purchasing necessary supplies and equipment for
the euthanasia by injection method.
Performed properly,
euthanasia by injection is the most humane, safest, fastest and least stressful to the animal and is safe for shelter personnel.
They can not provide a truly humane (pain - and stress - free) euthanasia for any animal; they are more expensive than the humane alternative,
euthanasia by injection; they pose risk of injury and even death to shelter staff; and they have been condemned for routine shelter euthanasia by the AVMA, as well as by The HSUS, NACA and every other national animal welfare organization.
The Humane Society of the United States, the Association of Shelter Veterinarians, the National Animal Control Association, and all other national animal welfare organizations agree that direct injection of approved euthanasia drugs (referred to as
Euthanasia by Injection, or EBI), by which the animal quickly loses consciousness without experiencing pain or distress, is the most humane method of euthanasia currently available.
Euthanasia by injection (EBI), using a lethal dose of a barbituate, emerged in the 1960s; today, all major animal welfare organizations, including The HSUS, National Animal Care & Control Association and Association of Shelter Veterinarians, as well as the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), recognize it as the most humane form of euthanasia.
Humane euthanasia is carried out by staff members that have been certified in «
Euthanasia By Injection.»
Euthanasia by injection is a humane approach that won't cause your pet any pain or discomfort.
Curiously, the county shelter has 8 employees certified to perform
euthanasia by injection.