STOP GASSING ANIMALS IN NORTH CAROLINA
You can view this petition at:
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/tell-a-friend/936536 or
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/2/stop-gassing-animals-in-north-carolina
LAST FRIDAY WITH THE HELP OF PAWS, WE WERE ABLE TO SAVE 10 DOGS FROM GOING TO THE GAS CHAMBER IN NORTH CAROLINA!
PAWS OF PARAMUS WWW.PAWSOFPARAMUS.COM NEEDS FUNDS SO WE CALL PULL THESE ANIMALS INTO NEARBY KENNELS TO SAFETY UNTIL WE CAN GET THEM TO RESCUE. THIS GASTON SHELTER MEANS BUSINESS AND ARE KILLING 60 ANIMALS A DAY BY GASSING THEM.
WE NEED MONEY IN ORDER TO KEEP GETTING THESE ANIMALS OUT AND TO SAFETY.!! We need your help!!!
WE ALSO NEED VOLUNTEERS TO WORK ON GETTING IN CONTACT WITH RESCUE GROUPS ON THE EAST COAST, FUNDRAISING, ETC.
THIS IS A MASSIVE UNDERTAKING AND WILL TAKE THE HELP OF DOZENS IF NOT A FEW HUNDRED PEOPLE…ANYTHING WILL HELP!
What to do:
TO MAKE DONATIONS VISIT WWW.PAWSOFPARAMUS.COM.
Mail check directly to address on website and indicate it is going to rescue in Gaston, NC.
TO SEE ANIMALS UP FOR ADOPTION OR BEING SAVED BY YOUR DONATIONS VISIT: www.outby4.com , outby4@optonline.netE-mail any other help to karolskritters@yahoo.com, or positive rescue@positiverescue@gmail.com.
For getting animals out, contact Jen 704-996-8898.
PAWS Inc., a non profit 501 (C)3 Animal Welfare Society is in urgent need of funds and assistance for a special project to save the lives of dogs and cats who are gassed on a daily basis at the Gastonia Animal Shelter located in Gaston, North Carolina.
STOP GASSING ANIMALS IN NORTH CAROLINA
If the dogs, cats, puppies and kittens in local government animal shelters are considered “shy, scared, have hairloss, fleas, mats in their fur, are too thin, older, and any number of other reasons, including aggression, their hours are numbered… 24-72 hours to be exact. Less than 10 percent of all the pets surrendered or picked up made it out alive at this “shelter”.
Most animals are held three working days, the minimum required by the state. In Gaston, it falls to Sue King, supervisor in charge of euthanizing at the animal shelter, and her small staff to handle the unpleasant duties of killing the animals. Tough doesn’t begin to describe the job.
All but the youngest and sickest are gassed to death in a gas chamber, a controversial practice that’s nonetheless common in the region. Sick animals often have respiratory problems, she said, and the gas doesn’t work well on them. She and her staff use a “catch pole” – a long-handle pole with a plastic-coated cable at the end – to remove animals from their cages. The cats, many of which lived in the wild, put up the fiercest fight. Their claws cling to the wire cages. The dogs bark and wail, almost as though they know what awaits them.
Once captured, the animals are placed in metal mesh baskets. A worker closes lids on the baskets, then wheels them into the stainless steel gas chamber. The cats and dogs are separated, but there are several of each in a single cage, depending on their size.
While area shelters say they’re following established national guidelines when placing several animals in a cage, it’s a practice considered less than humane by some top animal-welfare and veterinary groups. They point out that in the tight quarters, animals placed together in a single cage are likely to fight and be further stressed as they are headed to their deaths. The gas chamber cycle lasts about 20 minutes.
When the green light goes on, it takes about 30 seconds for the carbon monoxide to seep into the chamber, rendering the animals unconscious, King said. Death occurs within two to four minutes, King said. For about a minute, the animals can be heard wailing and barking, bumping about inside the chamber. Then silence. The dead animals are removed from the chamber and prepared to be sent to the county landfill. The workers head back to capture the next load. It’s not unusual to kill more than 30 a day.
The details vary a bit shelter to shelter, but the process is nearly the same. The times vary by machine manufacturer.
