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Documented dangers of gas chambers and carbon monoxide
Four state agencies and local government in North Carolina have documented the risks Faulty gas chambers and supply bottles in public shelters since 2004. Leaks and failures have been recorded by the Ministry Labour North Carolina, North Carolina Department of Health and Social Services, North Carolina Department of Agriculture, and Fire Marshals local Stokes County and Reidsville. The findings of these bodies were obtained through public record requests.
Most of the gas chambers in our state never been officially inspected before 2004. Since that time, thousands of residents complaints to government officials and media brought controversy method of euthanasia to the forefront.
One of the most compelling documents is a ministry of Carolina North, Labour Inspectors for the Animal Control Sampson County in 2004 (1). The inspector worksheet bed
"The animal starts to struggle, because he can not breathe … They wait about 10 minutes until the animal ceases to sound, then turn a fan that is supposed to evacuate the CO chamber. "
gas readings showed overexposure to carbon monoxide employee, the officer believed "is progress when the chamber door is opened to remove the animal. "No respiratory protection was provided for employees.
Reidsville Fire John Harris has inspected a gas chamber at Rockingham County Animal Control in 2004, ownership of Reidsville Veterinary Hospital after attempts repeated to repair the gas leak (2). An inspection in August 2004, said:
"Harris check the room to conclude that door seals of the room were in poor condition and damaged in several places. Harris also observed when attempts to repair the joints have been made with what appeared to be caulking. Also note that the integrated security systems for monitoring concentrations of carbon monoxide Carbon has been disabled. drains the upper part of the room is not properly adjusted and sealed with what appears to tape. During operation of the control chamber of carbon monoxide euthanasia was used to test current levels adjacent to the room …. levels carbon monoxide exceeds 984 ppm in the area of the room …. After the purge cycle when removing animals from a reading of 460 ppm by staying in the room as officers removal of dead animals. "
Not only the gas chambers can leak and malfunction, but the gas cylinders supplied by providers of carbon monoxide have also been documented as a potential danger. North Carolina, Department of Labour Inspection revealed Faulty gas cylinders at the County Animal Control Columbus (3) and control animals in Davidson County in 2006 (4). Inspection notes Davidson County National Welders Supply is not formally test the cylinders for leaks. Inspection of the Columbus County said: "It has been determined the overexposure occurred whenever the cylinder valve of CO was initially opened, so that the test could be to have the cylinder and valves checked for leaks. "Animal Control supervisor Rossie Hayes responded to NCDOL, requesting" any suggestions on how to check the device to detect leaks. "He asked if employees must wear a certain type of respirator.
Stokes County Fire Marshal inspected the gas chamber rusty dump truck in Stokes County Animal Control in January 2007 (5). A letter Marshal to protect supervisor Sarah Shumate documented high levels of gasoline at the supply tank and the door of the room gas. Marshal Bradley Cheek warned:
"During the euthanasia process, the carbon monoxide levels in excess of 1000 ppm have been detected outside the loading door of room. We do not know what the readings were accurate, which is due to the screen with a maximum reading of 1000 ppm …. Carbon monoxide is an immediate danger to life and health to 1200 ppm.
Yet another stunning Inspection was conducted for the Montgomery County Animal Control by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture inspector Shelly Swaim in 2007 (6). Swaim writing
"I was told by Mr. Beane that the room is leaking and there were visible cracks and a inadequate seal around the door. There is also no mechanism to facilitate the evacuation of this unit. The detainees have been on the property and pay problems Chamber at 12:17. It seems that this room of CO, even with corrections employed at that time will pose a significant threat to security and the life of the operator. "
industrial hygienist Marilyn Parker of North Carolina Department of Health and Social Services has made gas monitor readings from two animal shelters, in 2006 Granville County Animal Control County (7) and Randolph Animal Control in 2007 (8). Both inspections revealed leakage at high carbon monoxide on the edges of the doors of the gas chamber. Rooms in the two facilities are modern, manufacturing business units. Regarding the inspection of Randolph County, Parker wrote: "Although the rooms were in use the monitor was placed in various locations around the door seal. The levels of CO were detected beyond 500 ppm in the door seal …. It was determined that the seals did not prevent carbon monoxide (CO) from leaking while the rooms were in operation. "Ms. Parker asked both letters it is called in follow-up inspections after corrections were made. In October 2008, Parker said it was not aware of any correspondence with county officials after inspections.
CO levels above 10% are explosive, as stated by the explosion gas chamber at Iredell County Animal Control Statesville in 2008. No record of inspection of the machine was available, but an invoice indicates that the aircraft had been purchased just months before Cutting Edge Manufacturing, after first was sold to Union County Animal Control in Monroe. In Statesville Record News Article (9), Cutting Edge owner Stephen Whitesell is quoted: "Whitesell says the fan somehow triggered the carbon monoxide before the gas could be vented from the room …. Whitesell said Fan is not evidence of explosion. "Instead, in 2007 AVMA Guidelines on Euthanasia include this warning about the rooms carbon monoxide, "All electrical equipment exposed to CO (eg, lights and fans) must be flameproof. (10) Union County Sheriff Eddie Cathey said the Journal Inquirer in August 2008 (11) "the room that was eventually sold was returned to Iredell Point three years ago because he had warped door. "These are the gas chambers and the most expensive hi-technology on the market.
Michele King is a board member of the North Carolina Coalition for Humane Euthanasia http://NCCHE.com. Members of this organization advocate for an end to gas chambers and other inhumane killing in animal shelters.
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