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.
Limited accurate
euthanasia records may be
available (based on
method, or combination
of methods, and therefore payment), but accurate records
of animals entering and leaving the shelters alive are actually rare outside
of shelters in larger municipalities.
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
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
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
euthanasia currently
available.