List of Texas Cities/Counties No Longer Gassing Within the Past Five Years.

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1 I. Summary. LIST OF CITIES/COUNTIES RECENTLY STOPPING THE USE OF EUTHANASIA BY GAS CHAMBER The following excerpts are from city/county officials from cities/counties recently changing their euthanasia to EBI only within the last five years showing a definite trend to discontinue gassing as a method of shelter euthanasia for dogs and cats. III. List of Texas Cities/Counties No Longer Gassing Within the Past Five Years. Name of City/County Contact Additional Information Alice, Texas (stopped gassing as of January 2013) Crane, Texas (stopped gassing October 2008) Clyde, Texas (between ) Lt. Luis D. Barrera Support Services Division Luis.Barrera@cityofalice.org Alice Police Department 415 E. Main Alice, Texas Luis.Barrera@cityofalice.org JD Smith Crane Police Department 115 West 6th Street Crane, Texas C. Jean Gilmore CITY OF CLYDE P. O. Box 1155 Clyde, TX Office Fax jgilmore@clydeamerica.com "We no longer have a gas chamber in our facility and only use lethal injection." "Since I have been Chief of Police, October of 2008, ACO personnel have used the humane type of lethal injection..." (August 23, 2010) "The City of Clyde uses lethal injection to euthanize domestic animals. We use the chamber to euthanize wild animals and we intend to continue this arrangement." (January 3, 2012) "Our carbon monoxide chamber was dismantled a while back and has not been in use for some time." El Paso, Texas (stopped gassing June 2010) Josette Flores Assistant City Attorney Office of the City Attorney 2 Civic Center Plaza 9th Floor El Paso, Texas As adopted on June 3, 2010 in El Paso's Department of Public Health Animal Services Division, under "Policy," "the only approved method is hypodermic injection of Sodium Pentobarbital." 1 LIST OF CITIES/COUNTIES RECENTLY STOPPING THE USE OF EUTHANASIA BY GAS CHAMBER

2 Fort Bend, Texas (stopped gassing 2011) Gainsville, Texas (stopped gassing wild life November 2011) Gonzales, Texas (stopped gassing 2008) Hallettsville, Texas (stopped gassing November 2011) Kaye Reynolds, MPH Deputy Director Fort Bend County Health & Human Services 4520 Reading Road, Ste A Rosenberg, TX Kaye.Reynolds@co.fort-bend.tx.us Steven Fleming Gainesville 201 Santa Fe Street Gainesville, Texas David Huseman City of Gonzales 820 St. Joseph Street Gonzales, Texas Tom Donnelly hallettsville@cmaaccess.com November 16, 2011 "As was related to you before, the carbon monoxide gas chamber was only ever used at our shelter to euthanize wild animals in traps such as raccoons and skunks. It was never used for stray dogs or cats in the shelter. It's use prevented injury to shelter workers from potentially rabid trapped animals. Since that time, the chamber malfunctioned and has been dispensed with. We no longer use the chamber for any animals, wild or otherwise. Thank you for your concern." "Please note that the City of Gainesville does not own or operate an Animal Shelter. Our Animal Control Division places animals (after pick up) at Noah's Ark animal shelter. We previously used a (cold gas) carbon monoxide chamber (portable) to euthanize captured skunks in preparation for rabies analysis shipment. However we are no longer utilizing this method of euthanasia." (Letter dated November 23, 2011) "We no longer have or operate a gas chamber...we did have a gas chamber at the dog facility but it was cut into pieces and removed approximately 2 years ago." (March 30, 2010) "The chamber is no longer in use. The few animals that cannot be placed are euthanized by the local veterinarians." 2 LIST OF CITIES/COUNTIES RECENTLY STOPPING THE USE OF EUTHANASIA BY GAS CHAMBER

3 Henderson Animal Shelter (stopped gassing 2011) Ingleside, Texas (stopped gassing 2010) Kerr, Texas (stopped gassing January 23, 2012) Muleshoe, Texas (stopped gassing 2010) Paris, Texas (stopped gassing July 2011) Kelly Poovey City of Henderson Kimberly Drysdale /HR Director City of Ingleside Janie Whitt Kerr County Animal Control Director 3317 Loop 534 Kerrville, Texas David Brunson City Manager 215 S. 1rst Street Muleshoe, Texas Chief Bob Hundley Police Chief Paris Police Department 2910 Clarksville Street Paris, Texas November 28, 2011 "You should be pleased to know that the Henderson Animal Shelter is no longer using the carbon monoxide gas chamber to euthanize animals. I spoke with our Animal Control Officer earlier and was told that they are using injections for euthanizing animals now." "The shelter policy implemented is injection as the primary euthanasia method. Use of the gas chamber was discontinued, the chamber is still kept operational for emergencies and for uncontrollable or injured animals." (May 18, 2010) "We have not had a 'gas chamber' at our facility in the last 18 months." (January 10, 2012) "I asked that [the Commissioner's Court] approve Kerr County Animal Control to euthanize by injection ONLY and it was approved effective immediately...the main reason for me was what was more humane for the animals and safety for the animals and the employees." (January 31, 2012) "The City of Muleshoe has recently completed negotiations and entered into an agreement with the local veterinarian to provide all euthanasia of animals. The city no longer operates a carbon monoxide gas chamber." (March 26, 2010) On July 9, 2011, "[W]e completely stopped using carbon monoxide." In 2011, 2,712 animals were euthanized by sodium pentobarbital and 250 were euthanized by 3 LIST OF CITIES/COUNTIES RECENTLY STOPPING THE USE OF EUTHANASIA BY GAS CHAMBER

4 Port Aransas, Texas (stopped gassing 2010) Rockdale, Texas (stopped gassing October 2012) Sachse, Texas (stopped gassing 2009) San Marcos, Texas (stopped gassing before 2010) San Saaba (stopped gassing between ) Scott Burroughs Port Aransas Police Department 705 West Avenue A Port Aransas, Texas sburroughs@cityofportaransas.org Kelvin Knauf, City Manager City of Rockdale 505 W. Cameron Avenue PO Box 586 Rockdale, Texas Dennis R. Veach City of Sachse 3815 Sachse Road Sachse, Texas Elizabeth Trevino Records Management Program Administrator City of San Marcos 630 E. Hopkins Street San Marcos, Texas Gale Ivy, TRMC City of San Saba P.O. Box 788 San Saba, TX / commercially compressed carbon monoxide, before they stopped the practice altogether. "The City of Port Aransas no longer uses a gas chamber for euthanasia." (October 2010) "We switched from the gas to the injection method in October [2012] and started injecting the animals." On April 30, 2010, he wrote, "We use the Humane injection method of administering 'Fatal Plus' chemical. The Sachse Animal Shelter has used this method for over a year." "The Animal Shelter only uses Sodium Pentobarbital...This is the only method we use. The gas chamber was auctioned off about a year ago and had not been used for quite awhile before that." (December 21, 2011) (August 2010) "It is our hope to change from the gas chamber as soon as we have trained personnel to perform the injections. We don t like it either but haven t had personnel to do the other. As a small city with little resources, sometimes you don t have a choice. Personally, as an animal lover, I can hardly stand the thought of all the poor animals that are killed each year." (November 2011) "We now have a certified animal 4 LIST OF CITIES/COUNTIES RECENTLY STOPPING THE USE OF EUTHANASIA BY GAS CHAMBER

5 Seagoville, Texas (January 10, 2012) Seguin, Texas (stopped gassing 2011) Taylor, Texas Terrell, Texas (stopped gassing ) Sgt. K. W. Bailey Leah Lewis Animal Services Supervisor Seguin Animal Services 809 South River Seguin, Texas Police Chief Jeff Straub Taylor Police Department 500 S. Main Street Taylor, TX Jody L. Lay Chief City of Terrell control officer and he has been trained to euthanize by injection. The City no longer uses the gas chamber." "Yes, we no longer use Commercially Compressed Carbon Monoxide. We are strictly sodium pentobarbital. The gas chamber was closed (actually, because it's air tight we are using it for storage) and the bottles removed. The Police Department took over on January 10th." January 2, 2012 "The carbon monoxide (gas) chamber is no longer in use and has been removed from the facility. Happy New Year!" "The City of Terrell Animal Control Department utilizes IV Euthanasia procedures...all procedures are conducted with the dignity of the animal in mind and are humanely administered...we are dismantling our chamber and recycling it as scrap metal. We will continue to do everything we can possibly do within our means to raise the bar in our Animal Control Department." (November 30, 2011) II. List of Small Cities/Counties Not Gassing Because it is Not Humane Name of City/County Contact Additional Information Alvaredo, Texas Debbie Thomas City of Alvaredo 104 W. College "We do not have a carbon monoxide gas chamber at our animal control facility. All of our 5 LIST OF CITIES/COUNTIES RECENTLY STOPPING THE USE OF EUTHANASIA BY GAS CHAMBER

6 Andrews, Texas Buchanan Dam, Texas (Marble Falls, Texas) Coleman, Texas Conroe, Texas Ferris, Texas Friona, Texas Graham, Texas Alvaredo, Texas Glen Hackler City Manager City of Andrews 111 Logsdon Andrews, Texas Sandy Matteson Shelter manager Christ-Yoder Animal Shelter 9150 Hwy 1431 W. Buchanan Dam, Texas Jay Moses Coleman Police Department P.O. Box 592 Coleman, Texas Russell Reynolds Deputy Conroe Police Department 700 Old Montgomery Road Conroe, Texas Tim Rawlings Chief Building Official City of Ferris Ferris, Texas Patricia Phipps City Manager City of Friona 623 Main Street Friona, Texas Kim L. Mills City of Graham Animal Control animals are humanely euthanized by injection." "Our facility constructed in the mid-1990s does not have a euthanasia or gas chamber area. All euthanasia is humanely done..." "My name is Sandy Matteson and I am the Shelter Manager. There is no way in this world that we would use a gas chamber. We do not believe in the chamber, it is a cruel way to die with no respect for the animal. I had to use a chamber in 1984 and I will fight to stop the use of gas chambers." (June 10, 2010) "Coleman Police Department/Animal Control Shelter... utilizes a Veterinarian to humanely euthanize animals..." "The City of Conroe Animal Services Division...have not in the past, do not now, and have no future plans to euthanize animals utilizing any of the three methods you inquired about." (August 2, 2010) "The City of Ferris does not utilize [gas]...according to our records, none of these methods have ever been used by the City of Ferris." (March 30, 2010) "The City of Friona does not use carbon monoxide gas...the oldest employee has at this time worked for the City since April 1982 and was once a dog catcher. He has never used gas or seen it being used." (May 10, 2010) "We do not use any type of chamber...we as animal care 6 LIST OF CITIES/COUNTIES RECENTLY STOPPING THE USE OF EUTHANASIA BY GAS CHAMBER

7 Grandview, Texas Hereford, Texas Joshua, Texas Jacksboro, Texas Llano, Texas Marshall, Texas Graham Police Department 903 Loving Hwy. Graham, Texas Dr. Jerry McGlasson City Administrator City of Grandview 304 East Criner Street Grandview, Texas David Wagner City of Hereford Carla Hall Animal Control Officer 100 Santa Fe Street Joshua, Texas Shirley Grantham 112 W. Belknap Jacksboro, Texas James Schilling Llano City Police Department 301 West Main Llano, Texas Shelly Cullum, Supervisor City of Marshall Animal Control 607 East End Blvd South Marshall, Texas providers feel that it is in the best interest of the animals to use a less stressful method such as Fatal Plus." (not dated) "The City of Grandview does not (and never has) used carbon monoxide gas...to euthanize animals. " (April 21, 2010) "The City of Hereford Animal Shelter started using carbon monoxide gas in the early 1990's but this method was discontinued in 1997." (May 10, 2010) "The City of Joshua Animal Control currently does not use carbon monoxide gas, and, has not used it in the past." "I have worked for the City of Jacksboro since 1992 and to my knowledge they have never used the above to euthanize any animals." (May 19, 2010) "The only form of euthanization used by the City of Llano Animal Control is humane lethal injection." (July 16, 2010) "We can proudly say that the City of Marshall Animal Control and Animal Shelter does not use any of the means of euthanasia you have inquired about...the City of Marshall Animal Control and Animal Shelter provides the best care and treatment of animals that it can. We do our best to ensure each animal is as comfortable as possible when it 7 LIST OF CITIES/COUNTIES RECENTLY STOPPING THE USE OF EUTHANASIA BY GAS CHAMBER

Maypearl, Texas Midland, Texas Miles, Texas Palm Valley, Texas Pampa, Texas Winters, Texas Perry Taylor Maypearl Police Department 104 E. Second Street Maypearl, Texas 76064 1.972.435.

8 Maypearl, Texas Midland, Texas Miles, Texas Palm Valley, Texas Pampa, Texas Winters, Texas Perry Taylor Maypearl Police Department 104 E. Second Street Maypearl, Texas Paul O'Neill Director of Animal Services City of Midland Josh Yeates Animal Control Officer City of Miles P.O. Box 398 Miles, Texas Charlotte Stone Administrative Assistant Palm Valley Animal Center 2501 W. Trenton Edinburg, TX Karen Price P.O. Box 2499 Pampa, Texas Nathan Johnson Winters Police Department 310 S. Main Street Winters, Texas Prepared by THLN, in conjunction with is time for euthanasia." (Not dated) "We do not use the carbon monoxide gas...that our department has not used this form of euthanization in several years." May 3, 2010) "Since 1991, the City of Midland has always used an injectable drug to euthanize our animals." (April 6, 2010) "The City of Miles has never used, nor will it ever use, nor has the following ever existed on this property - carbon monoxide gas (gas chamber)." (June 8, 2010) "The only form of euthanasia in use at the Palm Valley Animal Center is by humane injection." (June 8, 2010) "Our method of euthanasia is injection of tranquilizer followed by sodium pentobarbital... Injection has been the method of choice by the City of Pampa for the past 23 years." (April 29, '10) "The Winters Police Department Animal Control contracts the euthanizing of animals to a local veterinarian clinic and the use of carbon monoxide or decompression chambers are not employed to accomplish this task...no such inhumane methods have ever been employed in the history of the City of Winters." (April 21, 2010) 8 LIST OF CITIES/COUNTIES RECENTLY STOPPING THE USE OF EUTHANASIA BY GAS CHAMBER

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