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    This document discusses arguments for and against euthanization in animal shelters. It notes that all shelters have intake limits, and refusing animals can result in abandonment or death. Euthanization can help control shelter populations and intake. While aggressive animals should first be rehabilitated, sick animals may be euthanized to prevent disease spread. No-kill shelters have strict intake limits and often refer animals to kill shelters once full. Overpopulation statistics are presented, and Trap-Neuter-Release programs are discussed as not always effective solutions due to costs and risks of poor surgeries. Effects of overpopulation on ecosystems and communities are outlined. Methods of slaughtering livestock, including captive bolt stunning and electrical stunning,

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    This document discusses arguments for and against euthanization in animal shelters. It notes that all shelters have intake limits, and refusing animals can result in abandonment or death. Euthanization can help control shelter populations and intake. While aggressive animals should first be rehabilitated, sick animals may be euthanized to prevent disease spread. No-kill shelters have strict intake limits and often refer animals to kill shelters once full. Overpopulation statistics are presented, and Trap-Neuter-Release programs are discussed as not always effective solutions due to costs and risks of poor surgeries. Effects of overpopulation on ecosystems and communities are outlined. Methods of slaughtering livestock, including captive bolt stunning and electrical stunning,

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    This document discusses arguments for and against euthanization in animal shelters. It notes that all shelters have intake limits, and refusing animals can result in abandonment or death. Euthanization can help control shelter populations and intake. While aggressive animals should first be rehabilitated, sick animals may be euthanized to prevent disease spread. No-kill shelters have strict intake limits and often refer animals to kill shelters once full. Overpopulation statistics are presented, and Trap-Neuter-Release programs are discussed as not always effective solutions due to costs and risks of poor surgeries. Effects of overpopulation on ecosystems and communities are outlined. Methods of slaughtering livestock, including captive bolt stunning and electrical stunning,

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    Euthanization:

    Our Animals Dont Need to Suffer


    Morgan Black, Andrew Looy, Iain Fresnosa Mr. Buescher | Service Learning | Period 6

    Euthanization should be illegal


    Position : Con Debate Team: Morgan Black, Andrew Looy, Iain Fresnosa Opponents: Tommy Halbach, Caleb Liashenko, Mason Conner

    ALL shelters have an intake limit

    Refusal to take in new animals can result in abandonment or death for those animals.
    Euthanization can help control the population of animals within a shelter and keep the intake constant. Admittedly, many of the animals who are first to go are those with a poor temperament. We do not agree with this choice and prefer that aggressive or unfriendly animals be rehabilitated as a first option. Animals who are sick/injured and may spread illness to other animals may be euthanized to control the spread of disease.

    Say no! to no-kill shelters


    Shelters that claim to be no-kill have strict intake limits, often only taking the best behaved or most desired breeds. Once a no-kill shelter reaches its intake limit, it begins to turn away pet owners who desperately desire to safely re-home their animals. This often results in pet owners abandoning their animals in unsafe areas or killing them out of desperation. No-kill shelters will refer animals to kill shelters once their intake limit has been reached.

    Overpopulation: The Statistics

    Why TNR is not always effective:


    TNR stands for Trap, Neuter, Release. While this is a good way to avoid unnecessary euthanasia, it is not effective for every community. Often, veterinarians will become overwhelmed with the amount of feral animals brought in for TNR and hastily botch the spay/neuters. An example of this would be cutting open a male cat for a spay.

    Spays and neuters are also fairly expensive to perform in mass amounts, costing $20-30 per cat and $50-70 per dog

    Effects of overpopulation on our Ecosystem Overpopulation of common house pets leads


    to disease and a lack of safety when walking though the city.

    In Chisinau, Moldova, stray dogs roam the streets. This sometimes creates problems that the local police have to deal with, as they will form packs and attack other dogs and/or people.
    When domesticated foreign animals, such as cats and dogs, flood the ecosystem, it can kill off large numbers of the indigenous

    America: The Home of the Burger

    Methods of slaughtering livestock: Captive Bolt: This method works on the principle of a gun and fires a blank cartridge and it propels a short bolt (metal rod) from the barrel. The bolt penetrates the skull bone and produces concussion by damaging the brain or increasing intracranial pressure, causing bruising of the brain. Electrical Stunning: Electrical stunning induces electroplectic shock or epileptic state in the brain. This state should last for long enough for bleeding to be carried out so that the animal dies from cerebral anoxia. A low voltage alternating electric current is applied by means of two electrodes, which are placed on either side of the brain using tongs.

    Livestock are rendered unconscious by either a concussion or epileptic shock, then hung upside down and bled out. Ultimate cause of death is bleeding out.

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