How do animal shelters euthanize cats and dogs?

Question

I was just wondering how the people at the animal shelters put down the animals? Do they feel pain from the process and do you think they know what is happening to them?

Lastly have any of them fought you if they knew what you were about to do, got free and ran for freedom? Not likely huh?

Answer 1

Most shelters use lethal injection. Its actually an overdose of an anesthetic agent. The animal can struggle, but it is NOT because they know what you're about to do. Some pets do not like to be restrained and some are very fearful of strangers. The injection does not hurt, but some times it can be difficult to locate a strong vein to do the injection in and the pet may struggle when they get poked a second time.
They can enter an "excitement" phase of anesthesia if the drug goes too slowly through their body (can be from many factors) in which they may struggle or become vocal until they are more completely under.

Answer 2

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"Why do they do this?" Because they have a continuous stream of dogs and cats coming in. If they don't euthanize, they'd have nowhere to put them. People would literally dump the animals on the side of the road (just ask any farmer how many "surprise guests" end up wandering onto his land). There are no-kill shelters, who do very little euthanizing. But, when they're full up, they don't take in any more pets. So those unwanted pets have to go to the high-kill shelters and hope for the best. BTW, animal life IS of lesser value than human life. That said, I doubt that anyone approves of what is happening....the only solution would be passing laws making breeders and owners more accountable, and I doubt that will happen in the foreseeable future.

Answer 3

I work at a cat shelter, and we have to put many of them to sleep. Either the cat is given an injection of general anesthesia in the muscle to make it easier to handle, or just the IV Euthanasia is given, if the cat can be safely handled.
They do not feel pain. The Euthanasia solution is just a very concentrated anesthesia. It makes them go to sllep just like anesthesia, but the dose is so much higher, that it stops the heart. It is very humane. It would be more humane if we didn't have to do it, but until there are less unwanted animals, we will continue.

Answer 4

They are given an over dose of sleeping medication. They very quietly just go to sleep , then the over dose stops the heart.

I know someone who runs a kill shelter. She told me that on rare occasions, an animal will fight. He knows what is about to happen. She said that she will not put that animal down at her shelter.

Answer 5

My cat was really sick and they had to put her down. She didn't struggle; she went peacefully. The animals are put to sleep with an overdose them with anesthesia. If it's done properly, it is said to be painless. I assume shelters use the same technique.

Answer 6

I think they use lethal injection? But I am not sure. I have never had to have an animal put to sleep and thank God because it would just break my heart to pieces! Even if it was painless and they had no idea what was happening to them!

Answer 7

I think they are all put to sleep by an injection. It is painless and they go quietly. I couldn't have this job. It would break my heart.

Answer 8

if you think that a animal does not feel pain your delusional. I had my pet put to sleep as they call it, and he opened his eyes and grasping his teeth together in agony then died. So don t tell me they don t feel pain