Sentences with phrase «euthanasia of animals using»

«It comes from euthanasia of animals using that euthanasia drug,» said Dr. Nicholas Dodman, chief scientific officer for The Center for Canine Behavior Studies and former director of the Animal Behavior Program at Tufts University.

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All animal experiments are being addressed with the maximum respect and ethical consideration to the animals, minimising the pain and using standardised and approved procedures for surgery, biopsia, analgesia and euthanasia, according to the Law and as recommended by FELASA, under the strict supervision of the veterinarian doctor, person in charge of the welfare of the animals and head of the animal house Angel Naranjo Pino, VMD.

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The lessons included are: Religion and life Abortion Euthanasia Death and the afterlife The origins and value of the world The use and abuse of animals The use and abuse of the environment Revise, review and assess Existence of God and Revelation Design argument First cause argument Argument from miracles Arguments against the existence of God Special revelation and enlightenment General revelation Attributes of the divine and the value of revelation Revise, review and assess Each lesson is fully resourced to a high standard, differentiated, challenging and engaging.

We surveyed municipal shelters regarding general practices and asked for 1) the number of animals received, 2) the number euthanized, 3) method of euthanasia and carcass disposal, 4) what agency typically handles cruelty complaints, 5) are animals adopted out already altered or with a spay / neuter contract, 6) if a contract is used, is it enforced, 7) an estimate on number of calls for help from outside of jurisdiction, 8) is there a tag and / or spay neuter ordinance and, 9) is it enforced?

Mayor Dewey Barlett kicked off the conference stating that he is «tired of using euthanasia as a means of animal control,» and he wants to «change our present situation to make animal euthanasia, as a means of animal control, a last resort.»

The Wagmore Foundation is proud to support a county - wide partnership that does not use animal euthanasia as a means of population control.

The press release notes the key elements of the proposal include preventing the following: extreme confinement of farm animals in small cages, the use of «downer cows» in the human food chain and the use of inhumane methods of euthanasia for sick and injured animals.

And let's start by banning the word «euthanasia» when it's used in place of the word killing, of an otherwise healthy and adoptable animal.

Under the proposed legislation lethal injection using sodium pentobarbital or a derivative, a procedure known as EBI, would be the only allowed method of euthanasia for animals in North Carolina's public shelters.

The Tuskegee University College of Veterinary Medicine is defending its use of shelter animals to teach surgical and euthanasia procedures to students.

Update Mar. 5, 2009: The North Carolina House Agriculture Committee heard testimony yesterday about Davie's Law which would end the use of gas chambers on shelter animals and ban heartstick and mandate safe lethal injection for euthanasia of dogs and cats.

Euthanasia is used rarely and only as a final resort when it has been medically determined that an animal is suffering from a medical condition that is untreatable to allow the animal to maintain quality of life, or exhibits extreme behaviors that are beyond correction and that are deemed unsafe to other pets, people, and to the animal itself.

Last year Perdue wrote a letter to the state Department of Agriculture, urging the adoption of rules requiring use of lethal injection as the only method of euthanasia in animal shelters.

Under HB 27 a veterinarian, certified euthanasia technician or a probationary CET working under the supervision of a veterinarian, has complete discretion to choose the method of killing: CO gas chambers or lethal injection.  A log must be kept of the method of killing used for each animal, the identity of the person performing the killing and the reason for the particular method. Â

Of note is that the term often used is «humane euthanasia «when applied to animals!

The issue of eliminating the use of euthanasia for unadopted dogs in Los Angeles city shelters has been a hot issue since 2003, when the city put down 30,000 animals (dogs, cats, rabbits, horses and others).

By working together, we will make Philadelphia a no - kill community where euthanasia is used only when animals are dangerous or suffering with untreatable illnesses / injuries, and where all savable pets enjoy the safety of a loving home.

Humane Canada supports the use of only humane methods of euthanasia carried out by trained personnel to ensure the animal experiences no more than minimal discomfort, fear or anxiety.

CAP supports this solution with our Feral Cat Assistance Program (FCAP) TNR has been used successfully all over the world and is considerably more effective than the wholesale euthanasia of all ferals heretofore attempted by animal control agencies and shelters.

Pentobarbital, a chemical used for animal euthanasia, was found in «large quantity» in both the stomach contents of the euthanized pug and remnants of the dogs» food.

Manuscripts reporting use of a euthanasia method (s) classified as unacceptable by the American Veterinary Medical Association or use of an anesthesia method (s) that is widely prohibited (e.g., chloral hydrate, ether, chloroform) must include at the time of initial submission, scientific justification for use in the specific study design, as well as confirmation of approval for specific use from their animal research ethics committee.

Since I'd never experienced such a horrific euthanasia, I thought it was an anomaly — that his reaction was rare — and I vowed to disallow that drug, whatever it was, from being used on any of my animals again.

The Lite rate was created for use by shelters that did not distinguish between killing and true euthanasia when destroying an animal on the request of a relinquishing owner.

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 2005, two PeTA employees were accused of cruelty and unauthorized use of euthanasia drugs for collecting animals under the pretense of finding them new homes and then killing them and dumping their bodies in a trash dumpster.

Must be able to handle the emotional aspect of work in an animal shelter environment, including the use of euthanasia

The committee reported that Lucas County Animal Control lacks standard procedures for its daily operations — including protocols for euthanasia and the use of tranquilizer darts to subdue dogs.

After groups sign up, they'll use a basic data matrix to report the minimum information Shelter Animals Count decided should be tracked monthly — beginning and ending animal count, type of live intake (like stray or owner relinquishment), species, age and outcome type (like adoption or euthanasia).

[36] Anthony Moore, who was appointed acting animal control manager following Wright's departure, last only nine months, «demoted for using a diluted formula of the euthanasia drug on animals at the shelter.»

Among them: «widespread use of correction fluid to alter euthanasia logs,» and «a record - keeping system so poor that it's impossible to determine what happened to dozens of animals.»

But the same section of New York Codes, Rules and Regulations that requires the quarterly reporting also restricts the use of «solution for the euthanasia of animals» almost entirely to «on - premises use»:

Denatured sodium pentobarbital and other drugs approved by the Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners or the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control shall be the only drugs used for the euthanasia of animals in an animal shelter.

Wyoming law also defines euthanasia to mean «the act or practice of providing a humane death for animals through the use of euthanizing drugs».

New York (would mandate euthanasia by injection or EBI), Pennsylvania (would also ban chloroform, ether, halothan, fluothane, or similar substance when used in an airtight chamber or plastic bag, North Carolina (would mandate EBI), Georgia (EBI mandated already for dogs and cats and bill would close loopholes that allow many counties to continue to use CO gas; the bill would allow heartstick only if the animal is unconscious, heavily sedated or comatose), West Virginia (would ban new Co gas chambers), New Mexico, Louisiana (would ban CO chambers for dogs and cats and also ban heartstick unless the «animal is unconscious or rendered completely unconscious and insensitive to pain through the injection of an anesthetic») and Michigan (would also ban CO2).

The American Humane Association also opposes Greyhound racing, favors pre-conviction forfeiture of animals in cruelty cases, and uses outdated estimates of shelter euthanasia to support claims of pet overpopulation.

So many counties and cities cite the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)'s euthanasia reports as authority for the continued use of animal gas chambers.

Petaluma, CA — North Bay Canine Rescue — Dedicated to rescuing dogs from crisis situations, some of which include euthanasia by animal shelters, neglect and other forms of abuse, or «free to a good home» ads, which result in dogs being bounced from one home to another, or being acquired by animal brokers («bunchers») and sold to research laboratories where they are used for testing, then discarded («cruelty industries»).

Using logistics and proven theories of supply and demand, relocation can be the key to ending the needless euthanasia of animals because of lack of kennel space.

Some of these situations include euthanasia by animal shelters, neglect and other forms of abuse, potential use in research laboratory testing, or use as bait for the training of fighting dogs.

Animal lovers across Lake have been pushing for changes to increase adoptions and reduce the use of euthanasia at the county's shelter.

American Veterinary Medical Association guidelines for use of animal gas chambers in its 2007 Euthanasia Report state gas chambers «must be well lit and have view ports that allow personnel direct observation of animals» that are inside.

A grass roots effort, the North Carolina Coalition for Humane Euthanasia (NCCHE), has been working to stop the use of carbon monoxide gas chambers as well as other cruel and inhumane methods of killing shelter animals in the state.

Unfortunately, current Oklahoma laws that restrict smaller cities and counties from creating public animal shelters, that affect spay and neuter services, and that allow for the use of gas chamber euthanasia and the practice of pound seizure hinder the ability of Oklahomans to adequately care for and manage pet overpopulation.

Ability to handle the physical and emotional aspect of work in an animal shelter environment, including the use of euthanasia.

It's bordering on first in the nation in terms of the philosophical change from using euthanasia as the principal method of population control of homeless and unwanted animals.»

In addition, Dr. Pizano encourages everyone in the animal welfare world to connect with others, to become part of Million Cat Challenge, and to become a Best Friends Network partner so that everyone can get the help they need and know that there's a better way than using euthanasia as population control.

In this issue: Ending the use of gas chambers for euthanasia; the benefits of adopting senior pets; safeguarding your shelter from the threat of a fire; taking advantage of Facebook to save more animals; the keys to successful disaster response by shelter veterinarians; and more.

We envision a state where all companion animals have safe long - term homes, where feral cats are valued and protected, and where euthanasia is no longer used as a form of population control.

With that in mind, it's best that shelters use the most humane euthanasia methods available — for the sake of the animals and the people.