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A message from The Tiergarten Sanctuary Trust:
Every day, my inbox is full of messages begging for help to save
animals in kill shelters where the "euthanasia" practices are beyond
belief - homemade gas chambers constructed of used oil drums and
powered by the exhaust from a tractor or animal control truck, a
part-time school janitor paid to shoot animals after they are turned
out in a fenced area, tales of animals put into a freezer who aren't
even dead, and worse. I'm also deluged by petitions to sign, letters
to write in support of various state bills (a new one in OH, HB 623,
will specifically prohibit shooting, although the final wording of
the bill hasn't been decided on). Time and again, when I talk about
these murderous acts, people ask me "how is that legal?" Well, it
shouldn't be!
FACT: Millions of animals are euthanized each year in
the US & Canada, and many by unacceptable methods.
FACT: The only acceptable, cruelty-free method of euthanasia is
sedation followed by lethal injection.
FACT: The States have, for the most part, totally ignored this issue
because the compassionate solution costs $$$.
We need a federal law NOW that makes everything but lethal IV
injection illegal. Yes, this will put local and state governments in
a terrible predicament - they will have to train euthanasia
technicians, they will learn how few people can survive in such a
job, and they are going to have a terrible over-crowding problem in
their shelters when they learn that humane practices require time
and money. Instead of being able to ignore the cruel practices they
support by their apathy and inaction, instead of cheap mass-killing,
they will be forced to realize that spaying/neutering must be
required by every shelter in N. America, that they will need
government-funded programs in order to accomplish that, and they
will need education campaigns and the expertise of national groups
already devoted to such issues. Personally, I believe that by
passing one federal law on humane euthanasia practices, we may be
providing the final straw that breaks the camel's back (terrible
analogy for an animal advocate, isn't it?). In fact, if we really
want to break the bank, I suggest we also add in that it be illegal
for shelters to turn animals over to Class B animal dealers.
Thousands of us, especially volunteers, have been exhausting
ourselves trying to deal with this huge animal welfare crisis while
local and state governments have ignored their responsibilities. The
current administration seems bent on imposing its federal will in
all matters, perhaps the time as come to score a national victory
for the animals. Imagine what we could accomplish if we all worked
together on just this one campaign?
I'll appreciate this message being cross-posted to even
breed-specific lists that don't allow "animal rights" posts - this
is NOT animal "rights" - this is an attempt to stop the cruel murder
of animals already betrayed by humanity, and a high percentage of
those are purebred animals.
Thank you.
Jim - The Tiergarten Sanctuary Trust
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