And Ag? They should be renamed to “Animal NonProtection Division”

No, on second thought - Ga’s Ag Animal Protection needs to just be dissolved. They are
a waste of taxpayer’s money.

Animals i’m hea 4 u
Mickey this what i’m doing is 4 u.Luv u 4 ever.=]

Then again…… maybe not.

thanxs from,
Victoria && animals of the world

At any rate, the methods and mis-methods per say are not the only issues in this state with regard to animal welfare, county shelters, animal over-population, etc. Maybe all animal-related state, county, and private entities need to sit at the round table and evaluate, rectify, revise, correct, improve the animal state of affairs TOGETHER as a cohesive group in the same room at the same time so positive change can result as the magnitude of the problem warrants a massive effort.

Really though, not only is the gas chamber a disgrace, but the mis-use and abuse of it is utterly appalling and quite disgusting. Follow in step with your southern neighbors like Florida. Florida has indeed dismantled their gas chamber once and for all and is making good efforts to improve the operations of county animal “service” shelters and make them more user friendly for both people and the animals.

Poodleluv, I really agree with you except it is not just Georga. There are other states & places that will kill a dog or cat with a car or truck exhaust or police officers shoot the babies even if there are shelters (both kill & no Kill) around them. It’s wrong, ugly & i believe painful. We HAD a friend, a police officer who USE to kill time at our house drinking coffee. He told us there was no reason for a cat to be on this earth, they are useless except for target pratice. Wrong thing to say to us, the only way he can come to our house now is with a warrent.

Stefani, I’m with you all the way. I have no respect for the AVMA or some vets. They could have stopped this & other things as well but they don’t, only thing that counts is $. They could have been there for the animals & pet parents when everything was & still is happening with the food. Instead they keep telling us to feed the food untill it’s recalled (only 1%bad) and don’t home feed. No respect for the FDA or AVMA, they are not for people or animals period. Imo a lot of the good vets are thinking the same way.

Nora & Rufus, we think the same on this one. Nathan Winograd & no kill shelters is what I support with my words & what $ I have. It should be the law that all kill shelters have to have their books, with all information, open to the public.

http://www.newsday.com/news/na.....8632.story

I HAVE witnessed killing by gas chamber when it was legal in CA back in the 70’s. I threw up for weeks. I will never forget it or the animals in the chamber. [I was part of a group lobbying for death by lethal injection - this was part of my “training.”]

Someone really needs to get rid of every single chamber on this planet. Melt them all down.

How could anyone work at a job using these chambers? It takes a person who puts no value on animal life to work in a job like this. They are the lowest paid personnel and have dubious backgrounds. It’s the job no one wants. Wouldn’t want to be caught in a dark alley with any of them.

That “good ole boy” mentality should be melted down, too.

As I posted here before, I once worked at a vets office (in the 80s) where I learned they used a gas chamber to euthanize cats. The psycho vet assistant who they had doing the after-hours killing (you really can’t call it euthanasia, because euthanasia means “good death,” and it certainly was not . ..) came out of that back room cackling psychotically about how the cats struggled and fought in there as they were being gassed. Of course, that was one of the final straws for my very short employment stint at this unethical place.

Based on that, I am certain these gas chambers are NOT humane. And if they are making it as “econimical” as possible then they are putting multiple animals in there, to struggle and scratch and freak out crawling all over each other in hysteria.

Gas chambers are widely recognized as inhumane execution methods for humans– it is no different for animals.

Let’s just not forget where so many veterinarians stand on this issue — on the WRONG side of the issue.

But that’s no surprise.

The AVMA considers foie gras production humane, too. All about $$$$$$$$$$$.

An animal is worth something to many of them ONLY if, by exploiting our attachment to them, they can get richer. Otherwise, if no one loves the animal, MANY of them don’t care.

Stefani
The Toonces Project
http://www.TheTooncesProject.com
“Is Your Pet Safe at the Vet?”

RIP gassed pups. :(