MI is looking at legislation to ban the use of the gas chamber for killing shelter pets. There are eleven county animal control units still gassing pets in the state and one of those counties is Berrien. Berrien's County Administrator Bill Wolf is opposed to the bill for several reasons: 1. Although three AC employees … Continue reading Opposition to Banning the Gas Chamber in MI
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That Tingle Means It’s Working!
GA legislators approved a bill to end the use of the gas chamber in the state yesterday and sent it to the Governor for signing. The approval was not unanimous however: But in voting against the bill, Sen. Bill Heath, a Republican from Bremen, championed the merits of gas as the most humane way for … Continue reading That Tingle Means It’s Working!
Pamper Your Pet with a Luxurious Visit to the Gas Chamber
The Idaho Falls Animal Shelter's gas chamber broke down beyond repair and they couldn't come up with the $30,000 to buy a new one. So the shelter is now killing pets by lethal injection. Irene Brown is the shelter manager and while she recognizes that many pet advocates oppose the use of the gas chamber, … Continue reading Pamper Your Pet with a Luxurious Visit to the Gas Chamber
“The Dogs’ Tails Were Still Wagging”
From a piece on gassing pets at the Richmond Co Animal Control Shelter in GA, written 12 years ago: "The black-and-white mixed cocker spaniel waited patiently in a cage at the Richmond County Animal Control Shelter. "He was one of about 11,000 unwanted, neglected, sick, injured, abused or vicious animals that will die in the … Continue reading “The Dogs’ Tails Were Still Wagging”