Congressman Jim Moran of Virginia needs your help. He is about to bring about a bill banning the use of gas chambers in animal shelters nationwide. Please let your local shelters and rescue groups know about this bill-
The stats are staggering about how many dogs and cats and bunnies are gassed on a monthly basis, and for those with strong constitutions, you can find plenty of graphic photos about the disposal of the bodies on the web. But the atrocity of this standard practice is it isn’t an instant death by any means. It can take up to 5 minutes to 30 minutes for the animals to die, depending on how many animals are chosen that day.
Having worked at a dog pound years and years ago, it remains indelibly in my mind how those “chosen” cowered before the door that someone had painted a fire-engine red and others working there called the kill room. The animals knew what happened behind that door and not one went willingly. It was heartbreaking. So much so that I quit in the first two weeks of employment.
The needle is quicker, it is cheaper and it lends dignity to the animal who never had a choice about being born in the first place. Please send your emails and ask your pet-loving friends to spread the word to their local shelters and rescue groups to write about supporting this initiative to: d m marson (at) hotmail (dot) com
Please hurry- they need the support before Tuesday the 23rd!
Thank you- facebook it, tweet it- get more information about it on a friend’s blog here
The site indicates it must be from a member of a rescue group. I support this change but am not a member of any rescue group.
You are so right- I forgot that part- if you can contact your local groups and let them know about this initiative than you have done all you can do for the dogs and cats on death row-