The ASPCA recommends injections of
sodium pentobarbital for euthanizing shelter animals because it is faster, quicker and safer than carbon monoxide.
Not exact matches
Some mice were anesthetized with
sodium pentobarbital, a common anesthetic used
for taste nerve recording (Horio et al., 2011) and used in a recent study on the possible role of 5 - HT1 and 5 - HT3 in taste function (Jaber et al., 2014).
For experiments testing effects of
pentobarbital on the ganglion cells, nembutal
sodium solution (
pentobarbital sodium; Oak Pharmaceuticals) was added to HEPES buffer at a final concentration of 150 or 800 μm.
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.
Cost is another defense put forth as an excuse
for not switching over to
sodium pentobarbital, but a 2009 study commissioned by the American Humane Association asserts that proper operation of a gas chamber can run almost twice the cost of
sodium pentobarbital.
Also, another substance could be substituted
for sodium pentobarbital, but it must be regarded as humane and approved by the American Veterinary Medical Association.
It should always be handled with compassion, respect, skill, and patience with proper sedatives and the use of
sodium pentobarbital, introduced intravenously by a trained professional in a private room specifically designed
for such procedures with no other animals present.
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.
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.»
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.
Armstrong planned the expedition around a series of two - day workshops
for Taiwanese animal control and shelter personnel, including veterinarians, about how to capture and kill dogs more gently and efficiently, ideally by using
sodium pentobarbital.
Arizona actually mandates one of 3 methods
for euthanasia:
sodium pentobarbital or a derivative of
sodium pentobarbital, nitrogen gas, or T - 61 euthanasia solution or its generic equivalent.
Possession of
sodium pentobarbital, however, was then illegal in Taiwan even
for veterinary use.
Both the AVMA and the National Animal Control Association state that lethal injection by
sodium pentobarbital is the preferred method
for euthanasia.
ASPCA Position The ASPCA recommends the injection of
sodium pentobarbital as the preferred agent
for euthanasia of shelter animals.
MBM was reported as the ingredient most likely to contain the drug used
for euthanasia (
sodium pentobarbital) in a study conducted by the FDA..
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.»