While we hope one day that all cities will be no - kill, we are happy that our neighbors to the north in Taylor, Texas, have finally come around to a more
humane method of euthanasia.
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.
They each spoke from experience about the suffering and danger caused by use of the gas chambers and the much safer,
humane method of euthanasia, lethal injection.
«If people knew they were killing animals this way because they wanted to make budget cuts, I'm sure there would be a public outcry to spend the money for a more
humane method of euthanasia.»
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.
The OHS supports the use of only the most
humane methods of euthanasia available, and that those methods are performed only by trained veterinary personnel, assuring minimal discomfort, fear, or anxiety.
Not exact matches
Additionally, a 1981 Oklahoma State Court decision exempted cities with populations under 10,000 from the state
euthanasia law, essentially upholding the right
of these cities to use shooting as a
method of killing unwanted dogs, deeming it to be
humane.
«Injection
of pentobarbital is the most
humane form
of euthanasia, and is the
method used at our shelter.
This may help shelter workers feel that their
euthanasia method is more
humane for the animals in their care, and it may take less
of an emotional toll on them.
The AVMA has stated
humane euthanasia by lethal injection is the preferred
method of killling shelter animals.
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.
The Kauai
Humane Society advocates the guidelines in the «
Euthanasia Training Manual,» published by The
Humane Society
of the United States and believes that each agency should choose a proven
humane method performed by a professionally trained and certified staff.
The National Animal Control Association (NACA) issued the following policy statement in September, 2010: «NACA considers lethal injection
of sodium pentobarbital, administered by competent, trained personnel, to be the only
method of choice utilized for
humane euthanasia of animal shelter dogs and cats.»
Since then, more than a dozen states have declared intravenous injection as the sole
method of humane euthanasia.
Texas law allows only two
methods of killing shelter animals: (1)
humane euthanasia by lethal injection
of sodium pentobarbital administered by a trained employee out
of the sight and away from other animals in a quiet area.
The proposed ordinance contains requirements that high volume retailers and breeders have adequately trained and sufficient staff who haven't been convicted
of animal cruelty within a year
of employment, nutrition, proper handling
of dogs, socialization, daily observation and assessment, enrichment, proper grouping, exercise where dogs can reach a «running stride», also a proposed requirement under the PUPS Act pending in Congress;  «necessary routine and preventive veterinary care», «prompt treatment
of illness or injury» and
humane euthanasia, at least limiting the
methods to those approved by the AVMA.
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.
This newly updated HSUS
Euthanasia Reference Manual is designed to be the definitive basic education tool for understanding the methods and techniques of performing humane e
Euthanasia Reference Manual is designed to be the definitive basic education tool for understanding the
methods and techniques
of performing
humane euthanasiaeuthanasia.
For the next several decades, community animal control services would be assumed by
humane groups, with the emphasis on improving shelter conditions and developing more «
humane»
methods of euthanasia, such as electric shock, gas and decompression chambers, and finally, lethal injection.
The AVMA's new direction is more in line with the National Animal Control Association (NACA) which in September 2010, issued the following policy statement: «NACA considers lethal injection
of sodium pentobarbital, administered by competent, trained personnel, to be the only
method of choice utilized for
humane euthanasia of animal shelter dogs and cats.»
Spare me the barbaric solutions
of genocide, wars and
euthanasia and look for answers that are
humane and ethical using biological or physiological
methods.