Will A North Carolina Court Limit Use of the Gas Chamber?

lauraallen — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:02:55 -0700

The North Carolina Coalition for Humane Euthanasia (NCCHE) and the Humane Society of Union County (HSUC) have brought a lawsuit in state court against Union County officials including Sheriff Eddie Cathey and Dempsey E. Benton, Secretary of North Carolina Health and Human Services.

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Will Macon Georgia Ban CO Gas Chambers?

lauraallen — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:21:04 -0700

Update March 13, 2008: There are rumblings that Macon Animal Control is demanding a $100,000 increase in its budget if the city stops using the gas chamber in favor of lethal injection. The money is demanded for additional staff to administer the lethal injections. One employee who asked not to be identified, said the money was also for additional space, a euthanasia room.

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Illinois Moves to Ban Animal Gas Chambers: You Can Help Pass this Legislation!

lauraallen — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 21:17:34 -0700

A proposed Illinois law would ban animal gas chambers in the state. The bill, H.B. 4844, introduced by Rep. John A. Fritchey, would make use of the gas chamber to kill animals a Class A misdemeanor on the first offense and a Class 4 felony for subsequent violations.

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Georgia Legislative Committee Holds Hearing on Bill to Ban Gas Chambers

lauraallen — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 12:25:08 -0700

On March 12, 2008 the Georgia House Agriculture & Consumer Affairs Committee held a hearing on H.B. 1060. But the bill has not been voted out of committee and is not likely to go further in this legislative session.

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Virginia has Banned Gas Chambers!

lauraallen — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 18:53:20 -0700

Update February 22, 2008: Governor Kaine has signed the bill banning gas chambers in Virginia!!

Update February 13, 2008: The Virginia Senate has passed by a vote of 40-0 the bill to ban gas chambers in Virginia!

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You Can Help Stop the Use of Gas Chambers in Spalding County, GA!

lauraallen — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 11:58:39 -0700

There is a small, grass-roots campaign happening to stop the use of the gas chamber in Spalding County, Georgia. Please write a letter to each of the five commissioners as well as to the county manager. (These folks do not have email . Letters must be sent via U.S. mail.) Ask them to stop the use of the gas chamber. Feel free to use the sample letter below. A copy is attached to this article that you can download. Whatever you write, please be polite.

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Litigation to Stop Use of Animal Gas Chambers in Georgia

lauraallen — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 10:15:03 -0700

In March, 2007 Chesley Morton and Jennifer Robinson filed suit in Fulton County, Georgia Superior Court, claiming the state Department of Agriculture and its Commissioner, Tommy Irvin, have long violated state law. They alleged violation? The state Department of Agriculture and Irvin condone the use of gas chambers to kill animals in public shelters.

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Catawba County, North Carolina Stops Using the Gas Chamber

lauraallen — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:45:47 -0700

More than 30 county and city shelters in N.C. continue to use gas chambers to kill animals. Some shelters workers have been known to beat animals in the head, drown them in buckets, or break their necks with shovels when the gas would not kill them.

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Journal of the American Medical Association Study: Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Can Cause Heart Damage

lauraallen — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 12:29:20 -0700

A recent study suggests carbon monoxide poisoning is harmful in ways no one suspected until now.

Carbon monoxide poisoning can result from exposure to the gas in a confined space such as operation of an animal gas chamber.

Carbon monoxide causes light-headedness and nausea and even unconsciousness.

Significantly, according to a recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association, severe poisoning can also damage the heart.

Researchers looked at 230 patients with moderate to severe carbon monoxide poisoning.

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Gas Chambers: A History and Overview

lauraallen — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 12:24:26 -0700

by Denise LeBeau

Many tax-funded animal shelters still use carbon monoxide gas chambers to kill unwanted cats and dogs.

This method is considered by many to be outdated and inhumane. Your taxes are funding It!

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