Gas Chambers
PA Gas Chamber Ban Unlikely to Pass
Update January 27, 2012: Once again Pennsylvania legislators have failed to pass a bill that would ban archaic animal gas chambers still used to kill shelter animals in the state. S.B. 1329, the latest effort to stop the use of gas chambers to kill shelter animals, has been re-referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee where some observers say it is likely to die.
Help Stop Davidson County Gas Chamber
Update Aug. 10, 2011: Last night at least 200 people packed the Davidson County, North Carolina County Council meeting room to try to convince commissioners to abandon the archaic carbon monoxide gas chambers still used to kill shelter animals.
A motion to do just that was filed by Commissioner Cathy Dunn, but no other commissioner seconded it. A number of residents spoke in favor of the motion.
AVMA to Condemn Gas Chambers for "Routine Euthanasia" of Dogs and Cats?
Though the fine print of the American Veterinary Medical Association's current and past Euthanasia Reports contain strong evidence of the cruelty and danger of carbon monoxide gas chambers used to kill shelter animals, the AVMA has continued to insist such use of the medieval devices is "acceptable".
Until now.
AL Gas Chamber Ban Passes!
Update June 4, 2011: S.B. 172/H.B. 147 has passed the Alabama state senate unanimously! The bill previously passed the state House of Representatives and now goes to Gov. Robert Bentley for his signature, after which "within 30 days after January 1, 2012, any gas chambers operated prior to that date shall have been dismantled and been removed, and provide documentation to that effect."
CO Gas Chambers Continue to Mean Cruelty and Danger in NC Shelters
Part 3 in Animal Law Coalition's series on use of carbon monoxide gas chambers in North Carolina. For a look at Part 1.... and for a look at Part 2....
One More Ohio County Chooses Humane Euthanasia Over CO Gas
Lorain County, Ohio is the latest Ohio jurisdiction to stop using carbon monoxide gas chambers to kill shelter animals.
Call On The AVMA To Condemn The Use Of Animal Gas Chambers
Despite its own warnings and criticism about animal carbon monoxide gas chambers, the AVMA still finds their use acceptable. The 2007 American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) policy report on animal euthanasia (attached below) states carbon monoxide gas chambers are an acceptable method of killing animals.
More States Taking on Gas Chambers
Update: The bills in New York, West Virginia, New Mexico, Illinois, Louisiana and Georgia
North Carolina's Shame
Part 2 in Animal Law Coalition's series on use of carbon monoxide gas chambers in North Carolina. For a look at Part 1....
NC Gas Chamber Regulations Mask Cruelty and Danger
This billboard stands as a reminder to Craven County, North Carolina residents that pet animals, dogs and cats, are dying every day in gas chambers in their local shelter.
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.
