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	Animal shelter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Animal shelters, or what used to be known as pounds or dog pounds, are either governmental or private organizations that provide temporary homes for stray, surrendered, or abandoned pet animals.
		The animal is kept at the shelter until it is reclaimed by the owner, adopted to a new owner, placed with another organization, or euthanized.
		Animal Welfare groups and volunteers are attempting to change that point of view by educating owners and potential owners about the lifelong commitment involved in adopting an animal, how to be a responsible pet owner, about the large number of adoptable animals available at shelters, and about the often poor condition of pet shop pets.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Animal_shelter (653 words)

	Euthanasia - LearnThis.Info Enclyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Euthanasia in a wider sense includes assisting someone to commit suicide, in particular physician-assisted suicide (PAS); some also extend it to the practice of not interfering with suicide, such as allowing a patient to decline vital medication or treatment or honoring a patient's Do Not Resuscitate directive.
		Advocates of euthanasia generally insist that euthanasia should be voluntary, requiring informed consent, that it should only be used in cases of terminal illness that cause unbearable suffering.
		The second type of argument against euthanasia is that it is not prudent to advocate it; that eventually we all may be suffering, and if we think ahead, we may think it better if the doctors on whom we depend are not tempted to perform euthanasia.
	encyclopedia.learnthis.info /e/eu/euthanasia.html (1672 words)

	Euthanasia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Euthanasia as a topic is often highly-charged—emotionally, politically, and morally.
		It is considered to be euthanasia by some, but under current law and medical practice it is considered a form of palliative care.
		Euthanasia is also central topic in the Spanish movie Mar adentro, showing how the Galician fisherman Ramón Sampedro fought a 28-year campaign in support of euthanasia and his right to end his own life.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Euthanasia (2179 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Euthanasia
		Euthanasia (Greek, "good death") is the practice of killing a person or animal, in a painless or minimally painful way, for merciful reasons, usually to end their suffering.
		Advocates of euthanasia generally insist that euthanasia should be voluntary, requiring informed consent, and that it should only be used in cases of terminal illness that cause unbearable suffering, or an eventual, complete loss of awareness.
		Euthanasia of children under the age of 12 remains technically illegal, however Dr. Eduard Verhagen has documented several cases and, together with colleagues and prosecutors, has developed a protocol to be followed in those cases.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Euthanasia (2676 words)

	Small animal euthanasia at home
		If the animal is largely inactive and small enough (CO euthanasia is not recommended for animals over 2 pounds), a one-gallon jar or juice pitcher works well, or a one-gallon plastic jug could be used if the top is partially cut off so it will hinge up and can later be taped closed.
		If the animal is too active, or you can't obtain the materials needed for the above procedure, you could put the animal in a small cage, a travel cage, or box with holes in it.
		The hose from the first glass runs along the top of the euthanasia chamber, is plugged at the end (a piece of sponge works), and has a dozen or so holes drilled into it so that the CO is evenly dispersed as it enters the chamber.
	www.alysion.org /euthanasia (3180 words)

	OAR: Office of Animal Resources-Homepage-MU-Columbia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Euthanasia can be defined as the intentional induction of death by a procedure which causes rapid and painless loss of consciousness and death.
		When animals utilized on research protocols are euthanatized, it is the responsibility of the principal investigator to ensure that proper procedures for euthanasia are carried out.
		After the animal(s) are placed in the chamber, a slow flow of C02 should be continued for a few minutes to maintain a high concentration at the bottom of the chamber.
	oar.missouri.edu /OAR/insideoar/vetcare/humaneACU12.htm (1472 words)

	Euthanasia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Euthanasia as Animals Experience It Because painlessness is the chief ingredient of euthanasia, investigators need to understand the nature of pain and its manifestation in animals.
		Euthanasia should not be performed where a casual observer might be able to view the procedure through a window or open door.
		Disadvantages--(1) The animal manifests violent convulsive seizures and opisthotonos prior to death; (2) the responses are disagreeable to most observers; (3) the gas is very irritating to the respiratory mucosa; and (4) there is extreme danger to personnel.
	las.rutgers.edu /manual/ch10.htm (6382 words)

	UNC DLAM - Animal Euthanasia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The term euthanasia, meaning one that occurs without pain and distress, is the act of inducing humane death in an animal.
		Euthanasia techniques should result in rapid unconsciousness followed by cardiac or respiratory arrest and ultimate loss of brain function.
		Larger animals are sacrificed with an overdose of pentobarbital by DLAM veterinary technicians, adult rodents with carbon dioxide and rodent neonates by halothane
	viper.med.unc.edu /dlam/animaleuthanasia.asp (375 words)

	201 KAR 16:090. Certification as an animal euthanasia specialist.
		This administrative regulation establishes the qualifications for certification as an animal euthanasia specialist and the duties of an animal euthanasia specialist.
		(1) A certified animal euthanasia specialist shall perform euthanasia by means of lethal injection on an animal by use of sodium pentobarbital or sodium pentobarbital with lidocaine, in a manufactured dosage form, whose only indication is for euthanizing animals.
		A certified animal euthanasia specialist shall be subject to disciplinary action pursuant to KRS 321.235(7) and 321.351 for any applicable violation of the Kentucky Revised Statutes or administrative regulations or any federal statutes or regulations.
	www.lrc.state.ky.us /kar/201/016/090.htm (639 words)

	Resource Library Search Results (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Animal shelters are far from immune to the economic and cultural divides that plague U.S. society, and the roadmap for ending euthanasia of healthy, adoptable animals must reflect those differences.
		In 2002, Animal Sheltering reported on the communities that are getting back on the high road, setting aside their differences in the name of progress toward a better world for homeless animals.
		An introduction to humane animal euthanasia by injection, how to prepare euthanasia, the different methods of administration, and coping with euthanasia-related stress are just some of the topics discussed in the six-tape series.
	www.animalsheltering.org /resource_library/search_results.html?category=euthanasia (792 words)

	Euthanasia - Animal Research - The University of Iowa
		Euthanasia techniques must be reviewed and approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) during review and approval of the Animal Care and Use Review Form.
		Proper euthanasia technique includes a follow-up exam to confirm the absence of a heartbeat, which is a reliable indicator of death.
		After the animal(s) are placed in the chamber, a slow flow of CO2 is intiated for a few minutes to slowly establish a high concentration at the bottom of the chamber.
	research.uiowa.edu /animal?get=euthanasia (1344 words)

	American Humane: Newsroom: Fact Sheets: Euthanasia
		National euthanasia statistics are difficult to pinpoint because animal care and control agencies are not uniformly required to keep statistics on the number of animals taken in, adopted, euthanized, or reclaimed.
		In 1997 roughly 64% of the total number of animals that entered shelters were euthanized -- approximately 2.7 million animals in just these 1,000 shelters.These animals may have been put down due to overcrowding, but may have been sick, aggressive, injured, or suffered something else.
		American Humane believes that all dogs and cats adopted from public or private animal care and control agencies must be sterilized before being allowed to leave the shelter and supports passage of state laws mandating this practice.
	www.americanhumane.org /site/PageServer?pagename=nr_fact_sheets_animal_euthanasia (532 words)

	Animal Euthanasia, SRB 98-01
		Animals were placed in a box (a) that was completely filled with carbon dioxide; (b) into which carbon dioxide was streamed at a high flow rate; (c)into which carbon dioxide was streamed at a low flow rate and (d) into which a mixture of carbon dioxide and oxygen was streamed at a fast rate.
		After euthanasia with an overdose of phenobarbitone sodium (100 mg/kg, i.v.) and loss of the electrocardiogram and arterial pulse pressure, thoracic compression at rates of 40, 60 and 80 compressions/min was instituted.
		Euthanasia, docking tails, ear clipping and sterilisation are discussed on the basis of the opinions of respondents.
	www.nal.usda.gov /awic/pubs/oldbib/srb9801.htm (14852 words)

	srb9306
		Physical methods of euthanasia include the use of the captive bolt pistol, gunshot, cervical dislocation, decapitation, electrocution, microwave irradiation, and rapid freezing.
		The "1993 Report of the AVMA Panel on Euthanasia" (Citation 002) is frequently referred to the veterinary and biomedical community and provides guidelines for recommended euthanitization methods by animal group and species.
		Animals and Their Legal Rights: A Survey of American Laws from 1641 to 1990 Animal Welfare Institute, Washington, DC; 4th edition, 1990, pp.
	www.nal.usda.gov /awic/pubs/oldbib/srb9306.htm (8587 words)

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