The Animal Law Coalition is reporting the American Veterinary Medical Association has modified its stance on the use of gas chambers as a method of euthanasia.
To date the AVMA has called the use of carbon monoxide gas chambers “acceptable” as a method of euthanasia. Now, in a new 2011 proposal, the organization is stating the following – (from the Animal Law Coalition website) –
I read this article with disbelief. Headline on Canada.com – “Sealers accused of breaking humane-harvest rules.”
The lead to the article reports some seal hunters have been seen not using “accepted and humane methods in this year’s cull, say animal-welfare groups who have monitored the hunt.” So I thought – ‘What are these accepted and humane methods?’
We know THE humane method of euthanizing sick or injured animals is injection. But I for one was shocked to read the accepted and humane method cited in story is the following: (Warning – very graphic.)