,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #bjh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,may #h1 #bjac ,mr4   
,moran submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on            
,agriculture  ,,resolution  ,express+   
opposition to ! use ( c>bon monoxide1   
c>bon dioxide1 nitrog51 nitr\s oxide1   
argon1 or o!r gases to eu?anize %elt]   
animals & support = ,/ate laws t require
 ! use ( ! m humane eu?anasia by        
injection me?od4  ,:]eas #f1jjj1jjj to  
#h1jjj1jjj cats & dogs are plac$ into ! 
c>e ( betwe5 #d1jjj to #f1jjj local     
animal %elt]s ea* ye> 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2
 ,:]eas ne>ly half ( ^! animals are     
eu?aniz$ ea* ye> because adoptive homes 
are n able to be f\nd = !m2 ,:]eas to be
 consid]$ humane1 a eu?anasia te*nique  
mu/ exp$iti\sly cause pa9less           
unconsci\sness1 foll[$ by respiratory !n
 c>diac arre/1 & ultimately dea?2 ,:]eas
 animals eu?aniz$ 9 gas *amb]s are (t5  
=c$ into conf9$ areas ) sev]al o!r      
animals1 caus+ unnecess>y /ress &       

aggressive behavior2 ,:]eas ! use ( gas 
*amb]s c take ov] #cj m9utes to end an  
animal's life & sometimes does n result 
9 ! dea? ( all ! animals inside2 ,:]eas 
! use ( gas *amb]s c cause a loss (     
consci\sness & bra9 function 9 an animal
 only aft] ! animal's vital organs %ut  
d[n1 result+ 9 prolong$ suff]+ &        
di/ress2 ,:]eas old1 pregnant1 neonatal1
 & injur$ animals are (t5 biologically  
unable to absorb ! gas z readily z l>g] 
or heal?i] animals1 :i* c prolong !     
/ress & trauma !y exp]i5ce be=e dea?2   
,:]eas highly toxic c>bon monoxide1 !   
mo/ common *emical us$ 9 animal gas     
*amb]s1 is ! lead+ cause ( accid5tal    
poison+ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 &1 ev5 at l[ 
levels1 c result 9 _m long-t]m effects  
includ+ impair$ memory1 brea?+          
difficulties1 muscle weakness1 he>t     
irregul>ities1 & bra9 damage2 ,:]eas gas
 *amb]s ?reat5 ! safety ( animal %elt]  
work]s1 caus+ ! dea? ( at lea/ "o human 
& sev]ely injur+ sev]al o!rs 9 rec5t    
ye>s2 ,:]eas a viable & co/-effective   

alt]native to ! use ( gas *amb]s exi/s 9
 ! =m ( eu?anasia by injection us+      
sodium p5tob>bital2 ,:]eas ! use (      
eu?anasia by injection causes animals to
 lose consci\sness & bra9 function be=e 
_! vital organs %ut d[n1 decreas+ suff]+
 & result+ 9 rapid cl9ical dea?2 ,:]eas 
! use ( injectable eu?anasia ag5ts is   
consid]$ ! mo/ reliable & pref]able     
me?od ( animal eu?anasia by ! ,am]ican  
,humane ,association1 ! ,am]ican        
,vet]9>y ,m$ical ,association1 !        
,national ,animal ,control ,association1
 ! ,association ( ,%elt] ,vet]9>ians1 ! 
,am]ican ,society = ! ,prev5tion (      
,cruelty to ,animals1 & ! ,humane       
,society ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 & ,:]eas at 
lea/ #bj ,/ates & ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia
 ei!r h laws bann+ ! use ( gas *amb]s or
 *oose n to use ! me?od to eu?anize     
%elt] animals3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t !   
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives--  7#a7         
expresses disapproval ( ! use ( gas     
*amb]s to eu?anize %elt] animals2  7#b7 
supports ! enactm5t ( ,/ate laws requir+

 ! use ( eu?anasia by injection ) sodium
 p5tob>bital z ! /&>d me?od ( eu?anasia 
= all animal %elt]s1 &  7#c7 enc\rages  
,/ates to all[ lic5s$ %elt]s to pur*ase 
necess>y eu?anasia drugs1 su* z sodium  
p5tob>bital1 subject to appropriate     
tra9+ & c]tification4