,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #dcc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,december #e1       
#bjac,mr4 ,barletta submitted the       
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,agriculture      
,,resolution  ,expressing the sense of  
the ,house of ,representatives regarding
 the practice of using gas chambers to  
euthanize stray cats and dogs4  ,whereas
 approximately #c1djj1jjj animals are   
euthanized in the ,united ,states each  
year2 ,whereas approximately three      
percent of all cats and dogs in the     
,united ,states are euthanized in gas   
chambers each year2 ,whereas #bc ,states
 have banned the use of gas chambers to 
euthanize animals2 ,whereas several     
,states are currently considering       
legislation banning the use of gas      
chambers to euthanize animals2 ,whereas 
the ,american ,veterinary ,medical      
,association does not consider          
euthanasia through the use of gas       
chambers an unconditionally acceptable  

method of euthanasia2 ,whereas gas      
chambers cause stress in dogs and cats  
and cannot guarantee a humane death     
especially for ill1 young1 or old dogs  
and cats2 ,whereas gas chambers pose    
great dangers of significant            
psychological and physical harm to staff
 and volunteers in shelters1 including  
bites and scratches while transporting  
animals and injuries from leaks or      
misuse of noxious gasses2 ,whereas      
euthanasia by injection has been proven 
to be more safe1 cost effective1 and    
humane in numerous studies2 ,whereas    
many cats and dogs run away from their  
owners each year2 and ,whereas many lost
 cats and dogs with owners are among    
those euthanized in gas chambers each   
year3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the  
,house of ,representatives expresses its
 dissatisfaction that the practice of   
using gas chambers to euthanize stray   
cats and dogs continues in the ,united  
,states in the #bast century4