Is the gas chamber safe for shelter workers?
Some government officials claim that their states continue to rely on gassing because it “is safer for their animal control officers when they need to handle aggressive animals,” but anyone who has observed the situation would agree that it is safer to sedate an animal and then euthanize them with lethal injection than it is to have to physically drag them into a gas chamber. Also, there is a great deal of documented evidence that shows that gas chambers often leak carbon monoxide which slowly poisons the shelter workers. Carbon monoxide gas is odorless and colorless, and shelter workers may not even know they are breathing it. It is a deadly gas, and even inhaling low levels can cause dizziness, tinnitus, blurred vision, nausea, speech impairment, confusion, loss of consciousness and even death. Long term effects even from low level chronic exposure can include blood disorders, cardiovascular disease, neurologic, memory and other cognitive impairment; convulsions, and damage to lungs.
