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Senate moves to ban gas chambers in shelters, requiring euthanasia by injection
Utah State Senate · February 23, 2017
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Summary
After emotional floor debate, the Senate advanced SB 56 to require animal shelters to stop using gas chambers and adopt injection methods instead; supporters called the change more humane while opponents argued for local discretion in wildlife field euthanasia.
The Senate advanced Senate Bill 56 after discussion about methods used to euthanize animals at shelters and in the field.
Senator Knudson, sponsor, told senators the bill would ban use of gas chambers in animal shelters and require euthanasia by injection. He cited safety and…
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