| ST. PAULS, N.C. – People are in an uproar after reading about alleged animal abuses at the Robeson County Animal Shelter. E-mails from the country and the world have been pouring in… Read more |  |
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Brunswick County Health Director Don Yousey said the chamber was activated this week to euthanize animals that cannot be safely euthanized by injection (EBI). Area animal advocates have been circulating copies of a petition directed to Brunswick County commissioners asking they do away with the gas chamber as a method of euthanizing animals. NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WECT) - Officials at the New Hanover County animal shelter have decided to stop using carbon monoxide chambers as a method to put animals to sleep. “Jean and I are both proud to be proactive in doing away with the chamber,” said Dr. Bob Weedon. Read More RALEIGH, N.C. : November 20, 2009 - State regulators have started to enforce rules designed to ensure the humane euthanasia of animals at shelters across the state after a two-month grace period. The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Animal Welfare Section has cited 21 animal shelters since beginning enforcement in September. The new rules took effect in July. Some of the shelters have since come into compliance. LINCOLNTON, N.C. — A malfunction in the gas chamber at Lincoln County animal control injured a worker early Tuesday. Investigators said the man had just put some dogs to sleep and was going back to the chamber to empty it when a gas buildup caused the heavy metal door to blow open. The door struck the worker in his arm and side. Read more |
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