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ACTION ALERT! CARROLL COUNTY LOVES THEIR GAS CHAMBER
November 26, 2013
ACTION ALERT! The Carroll County Commissioners have stated that their gas chamber has only been used to kill a few aggressive dogs during the past two years. However, Commissioner Wirkner states that no one is going to tell them how to run their dog pound. They have refused for years to remove the gas chamber.
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Carroll County Commissioners
Thomas A. Wheaton, President twheaton@carrollcountyohio.us
Robert E. Wirkner, Vice President rwirkner@carrollcountyohio.us
Jeffrey L. Ohler, Commissioner johler@carrollcountyohio.us
Phone: 330-627-4869
Fax: 330-627-6656
119 South Lisbon Street, Suite 201, Carrollton, Ohio 44615
What do you say? Why is it inhumane? Read below:
The arguments against chambers are clear. Gassing is barbaric, animals suffer, and it is dangerous to pound employees. There is nothing humane about using a gas chamber to end the life of any animal. Animals are placed inside a "box" or cage with other animals. As the gas fills the chamber, the animals begin to panic, cry, and fights can break out. According to the American Humane Association, it can take up to 25 minutes for an animal to die. When EBI is used, an animal loses consciousness within 3 to 5 seconds and clinical death occurs within 2 to 5 minutes. Brain function is lost before organs fail. When animals are gassed, vital organs shut down before animals lose consciousness and brain function resulting in prolonged suffering and distress. This is especially true for old, sick, injured, pregnant, and very young animals unable to readily absorb the gas. Many animals have survived and been gassed a second time. "The Ohio Revised Code mandates that death be quick and painless. The use of a gas chamber violates this law," states John Bell, attorney for the Ohio SPCA.
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