How long does it take for a dog to die in a gas chamber?
I am writing a persuasive essay about euthanasia for school. I am writing about the use of gas chambers and how we should work harder to ban them. Does anybody know how long it takes an averaged size dog to die from it? And does anybody have a story of working for a vet in a gas chamber? I do not judge people this is simply for facts for the paper… I will not include your story in my paper unless you want me to.
Even though it’s more inexpensive than humane euthanasia (lethal injection), it’s not a form of euthanasia. It’s a form of death which causes extreme pain and suffering and can take up to 45 minutes for an animal to die. These dogs and cats have mostly come from abusive backgrounds or have had terrible lives. They are scared at the shelter/pound. Many are injured, old, abused, most are scared. Dying in such a way is just not acceptable in a society where we condemn such things. We don’t even allow murderers and rapists to die under such circumstances any more because gassing is deemed inhumane. Millions and millions of taxpayers money is spent on operating shelters/pounds. There is never any surplus money – many rely on donations and help from the public. There isn’t enough money to even humanely end an animal’s life – instead it has to spend it’s final moments in a metal box suffering intense pain and suffering. But while taxpayer’s money is being spent on a problem of pet-overpopulation, the puppy mills and backyard breeders are allowed to continue operating and contributing to the problem. These people are not only money-greedy, many dogs in their so called "care" are in a much worse state that many of the homeless animals. They suffer extreme neglect. The problem of gassing animals also extends to the suffering of humans. Someone has to gas these animals. Most animal shelter workers see these animals daily, work tirelessly to find them new homes, give them care and attention and then finally have to let them down and kill them – by gassing them. This is extremely distressing for them. This would affect them for the rest of their lives. This could potentially cost a lot to treat all sorts of illnesses such as depression, attempted suicide. Gassing needs to be a priority and needs to stop.
Salty boy i gave you thumbs up!
November 20th, 2009 at 8:52 pm
Why don’t you contact the Humane society and ask them for assistance. They would know..
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November 20th, 2009 at 9:33 pm
When I read this title I was like <WTF>.
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November 20th, 2009 at 10:04 pm
I have yet to hear of anyone using gas chambers for dogs. They usually inject them with an overdose of anesthesia.
Edit: I guess I just learned something.
http://www2.nbc4i.com/cmh/news/local/article/Ohio_Animal_Rights_Group_Threatens_Lawsuit_Against_Area_Dog_Shelter/23959/
http://www.all-creatures.org/adow/art-20060816.html
Maybe you could discuss adoption from such places so they DON’T have to die horrible deaths.
Edit: Why the thumbs down? Did the thumbs down person not bother even checking what I posted?
Edit: Here’s a story of one dog who survived a gas chamber.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/04/0411_050411_peteuthanasia.html
Edit: And the biggest, most important issue of all is these dogs wouldn’t have to be put to death if more people would either adopt, or donate money to shelters to help feed the animals and make room for more homeless animals. Or if people would start fostering dogs. That’s something to put in your report. Gassing them is far better than making them live a life of hell and abuse.
Edit: To the people who have a problem with this paper..did you not write about controversial issues when you were in school? Too bad if you didn’t bother doing that and actually did some RESEARCH and maybe LEARNED A THING OR TWO. If you don’t have an answer for the person asking the question, why in the world are you even posting?
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November 20th, 2009 at 10:12 pm
Even though it’s more inexpensive than humane euthanasia (lethal injection), it’s not a form of euthanasia. It’s a form of death which causes extreme pain and suffering and can take up to 45 minutes for an animal to die. These dogs and cats have mostly come from abusive backgrounds or have had terrible lives. They are scared at the shelter/pound. Many are injured, old, abused, most are scared. Dying in such a way is just not acceptable in a society where we condemn such things. We don’t even allow murderers and rapists to die under such circumstances any more because gassing is deemed inhumane. Millions and millions of taxpayers money is spent on operating shelters/pounds. There is never any surplus money – many rely on donations and help from the public. There isn’t enough money to even humanely end an animal’s life – instead it has to spend it’s final moments in a metal box suffering intense pain and suffering. But while taxpayer’s money is being spent on a problem of pet-overpopulation, the puppy mills and backyard breeders are allowed to continue operating and contributing to the problem. These people are not only money-greedy, many dogs in their so called "care" are in a much worse state that many of the homeless animals. They suffer extreme neglect. The problem of gassing animals also extends to the suffering of humans. Someone has to gas these animals. Most animal shelter workers see these animals daily, work tirelessly to find them new homes, give them care and attention and then finally have to let them down and kill them – by gassing them. This is extremely distressing for them. This would affect them for the rest of their lives. This could potentially cost a lot to treat all sorts of illnesses such as depression, attempted suicide. Gassing needs to be a priority and needs to stop.
Salty boy i gave you thumbs up!
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November 20th, 2009 at 10:51 pm
yeah its injection and it happens in about 20 to 30 seconds its like they go to sleep
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November 20th, 2009 at 11:05 pm
According to the following study (and yes this is graphic)
"In an experiment where dogs were suffocated by placing an air-tight rubber mask over the dogs’ heads, it was shown that it took around 8 minutes for the dogs to go into cardiac arrest. Breathing movements continued and the animals engaged in violent struggle or had convulsions until the point of death. This can be contrasted with another experiment in dogs were suffocated by forcing them to breathe nitrogen, the dogs surviving only an average of 5 minutes"
( (Swann, H.G; Bruger, Marshall.)
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November 20th, 2009 at 11:41 pm
They just banned gas chambers in New York State. It should be banned in all states and also heart stick should be banned.
Euthanasia means peaceful death and I can assure you that the gas chamber and heart stick is anything but painless.
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November 21st, 2009 at 12:27 am
Not sure of the exact time it takes, there are several studies. But it definitely needs to be banned, some shelters even still euthanize by heartstick and that is barbaric.
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November 21st, 2009 at 1:12 am
so this is what they are teaching in schools??? good god get a life and change your subject to something more constructive instead of worrying how long it will take to kill an innocent animal!! animals don’t ask for bad owners!! gas them not the dogs
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November 21st, 2009 at 1:51 am
I don’t think gas chambers in themselves are cruel. In fact, they are the most humane way to kill small animals such as mice and rats. It’s the way that most places use them that makes them "cruel". Most places place several animals in the chamber at once, causing stress and anxiety levels to skyrocket.
As I said, the chambers themselves are not cruel. Co2 is used. Enough gas is placed into the chamber to fill the chamber with 10% Co2, 90% oxygen. This knocks the animal unconscious in less then a minute (usually about 15-30 seconds, up to a minute for larger dogs. However, if done CORRECTLY, it really should be closer to 15 seconds), and as soon as the animal is unconscious, the chamber is then filled with Co2 and the animal goes into cardiac arrest. The whole process takes less then 2 minutes to kill most animals, although unless death is known, it is best to leave them in for around 5 minutes (once again, it will take longer for larger dogs, but they are unconscious and not feeling a thing). If the chamber was completely filled with Co2 while the animal was still awake, it would cause extreme stress and pain. That is why just enough gas enters to knock them out. Very quick and painless for the animal. They simply drift to sleep. It’s the same as if you had a gas leak in your house. You would be put to sleep by it without noticing a thing, and then simply die in your sleep. It’s happened to people before.
Sorry I can not help you write a paper in support of banning Co2 "gas" chambers, but I don’t think you have done enough research if you WANT to ban them. Infact, banning them would just be crueler for certain species. The act of injecting a euthanasia drug into an animal is EXTREMELY painful. That is why they give dogs and cats and anesthesia beforehand, to practically knock the animal out. The animal doesn’t feel the euthanasia drug being administered. However, you can not really efectively give rats and mice and other small animals anesthesia. It is extremely difficult. Therefor, when they are euthanized, they are usually just given the euthanasia injection. This can be pretty painful and stressful for the animal in it’s last few seconds. A Co2 chamber for these species is MUCH more humane. I myself have a Co2 chamber that I use to euthanize the mice that I breed for snake feeders. A simple holding container with no leaks connected by tubes to a paint ball gun Co2 canister. A LOT more humane then most snake owners and feeder breeders, who usually just smash the mouse against a wall.
I think people need to instead focus on HUMANE ways to "gas" animals. If gas chambers ARE used, then only one animal should be placed in it at a time, or there should be dividers seperating the animals. They also need to be used correctly. Again, 10% of Co2 needs to be administered to knock the animal out first, and then the chamber needs to be filled. If the animal is unconscious, then they die much faster then an animal that is stressed and fighting.
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November 21st, 2009 at 2:20 am
Killing Dogs in gas chambers are cruel, my local dog shelter uses gas chambers and handguns to kill dogs! Inhumane. The shelter is a city shelter and not a humane society, there is a difference.
If the gas chamber (which can be a small room or a metal box) is filled with dogs. Many times the chamber is over crowed since killing animals once a week is easier then a few animals a couple times a week. When over crowed the dogs in the corners or under other dogs do not die and are then gassed again. Dogs gasp of air and become aggressive often fighting other dogs to find an escape. Many chambers are filled with gas by hooking a tube from a truck tailpipe to a hole in the wall of the shelter and turning the truck on. Dogs vomit, crap and pee all over the place. Really Sad!
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While the dogs are put in loose, the cats are stuffed into cat carriers.
The dogs are put into the gas chamber with a long pole and a choker around their necks. The dogs are petrified as they are being swung into the chamber. The dogs are put loose into the gas chamber. The dogs are in a heightened level of stress. Dogs fight with each other and the floor is covered with blood.
They cry begging for help. No one is listening. They walk around looking for a way out. They go toward the door where they were put into the chamber. Suddenly they hear a hissing sound …. they look around hoping that someone is coming to take them home. The dogs struggle to stay standing. They go down. They empty their bowels and their bladders. They gasp for breath as the gas is entering their lungs. Ten to fifteen minutes later the dogs are no longer moving. There’s no more crying, no groaning, no gasping. It’s silent in the chamber. The killer gas has done it’s ghastly job.
After some time the one who put them into gas chamber begins to drag their lifeless bodies into the refrigerated container. They are piled one on top of the other. The refrigerator door is closed.
The following day, when the refrigerator door is opened to bring in the new victims, some dogs who had been gassed the day before are seen wagging their tails. These dogs are then put into the incinerator. If they did not die in the gas chamber, and they did not die in the refrigerated container, WERE THEY DEAD WHEN THEY WERE PLACED IN THE INCINERATOR?
(from Animal Advocates)
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Interview with Carolyn Atchison, Lawrence County Animal Control Officer, Alabama
http://www.animallawcoalition.com/gas-chambers/article/64
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I aplaud you for writing a paper on this subject, many people don’t know about the cruel way animals are treated and they would much rather not know then know and do something about. I think it is important to teach animal compassion in classrooms.
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November 21st, 2009 at 2:35 am
good god in india there is the problem of stray dogs. in the past the civic authority made a drive to clear the cities of unwanted dogs.the dog catchers wold throw a large tong like thing towards the dog & it would break the neck. [ all i could do in those days were to put a string around the necks of my local stray ones.to show that they had owners] but the brutality & inhumanity has raised oppositions from our countrymen. now we have law that they cant be butchered in any manners. strilising the dogs are the steps taken in many big cities.
why is the medieval barbarity still practised in us? i never heard before of dogs being butchered in gas chambers!!!!!!!!!! really shocking
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November 21st, 2009 at 3:12 am
why is the name of god are you writng this paper for? after reading a few stories on this subject i am very upset. so i choose not to comment of this subject
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