Ban the Use of Gas Chambers in Virginia Pounds

To:  Virginia Legislators

We, the undersigned, insist upon humane euthanasia in Virginia's municipal pounds. Because we do not consider gas chamber extermination humane, we do not want to finance its use with our taxes. We strongly urge a ban on carbon monoxide poisoning as a method of killing unwanted animals. The variables necessary for humane gas chamber death are impossible to ensure in Virginia’s pounds because of limited staff and resources, ineffective regulation, and unenforceable state laws. Therefore, we advocate that shelters move from the use of carbon monoxide and other inhalant gases to injectable barbiturates for routine euthanasia to ensure a humane death for those animals whose lives must be ended.

Sincerely,

The Undersigned

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