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Debate Rages Over Euthanasia Methods |
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Tuesday, 02 February 2010 23:48 |
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West Valley City installed a new gas chamber this month to kill unwanted pets, reigniting the debate over how Utah shelters should euthanize dogs and cats.
Many tax-funded shelters place animals in chambers that fill with carbon monoxide gas, while in Salt Lake County, the public shelter follows Humane Society suggestions to the letter, killing them only through injections of sodium pentobarbital.
The Deseret News obtained special permission to observe both methods in an effort to shed light on the debate. The newspaper agreed not to identify shelter employees involved in the euthanasia and not to take photographs.
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Henry's law used in charging an adult with felony animal cruelty |
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Wednesday, 18 November 2009 00:00 |
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On November 18th Henry's Law was used to charge Anthony Spidle, a man who beat his ex-girlfriend's puppy, with felony animal cruelty. From KSL.com:
WEST VALLEY CITY -- A man who beat his ex-girlfriend's puppy while recording the act on a phone voice mail message took a plea deal in court Wednesday instead of moving forward to a trial.
Anthony Spidle pleaded guilty to felony animal cruelty and witnesses tampering.
His defense attorney, Dean Zabriskie, said Spidle felt it was the right move to take responsibility, and his client was moving forward, trying to turn his life around.
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Animal Control Worker Says Ex-Boss Cruel to Pets |
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Sunday, 07 February 2010 19:04 |
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Animal control worker says ex-boss cruel to pets
Murray » Woman claims city is retaliating against her for complaints about the department.
By Nate Carlisle
The Salt Lake Tribune
Updated: 02/02/2010 10:42:50 AM MST
More than a schedule change, Johnson wants Bowman fired or transferred out of animal control.
As Dianna Johnson tells it, the kitten was crying when her then-boss ran over and picked it up.
Then Cory Bowman took it by the head and twisted the kitten's neck, Johnson said, decapitating it.
At the time, Bowman was the director of Murray City Animal Control, the department which corrals stray animals and houses them in a shelter. Johnson also claims Bowman used pepper spray on dogs and euthanized animals before a mandatory waiting period.
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Don't Forget the Pets! Coverage |
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Tuesday, 29 September 2009 00:00 |
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Q Salt Lake covered our "Don't Forget the Pets!" campaign in their September issue!
Of all those hit by the recent economic crisis, one could argue that pets have suffered the most. With home foreclosures up and human homelessness at highs unseen since the Great Depression, many people have been forced to give their beloved pets up to shelters and rescues at an alarming rate. Worse, some have simply abandoned their animals to fend for themselves — an act that puts them in danger of starvation, sickness and death.
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