God hears their cries and will listen “on the last day” when “all creatures will utter an accusing cry against the ungodly who have shown them abuse here on earth.”

-Elina

“Hello Charlene,

Thank you for your response, but I am still confused on a few issues.I did not say you are in favor of one way of death over another. I am saying that for some reason the PVMA is standing in the way of the gas chamber bill being passed, which is clearly stated in this article: http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/pets/Senator-PVMA-blocking-gas-chamber-ban-bill.html. If the information in this article is innacurate or if the PVMA has changed its posititon on the issue, the people would like to see you publish a statement unequivocally supporting the bill and to do everything in your power to see it quickly passed.

You say the PVMA is trying to work with the legislature to ensure that shelters use euthanasia, but you did not give even one example of how the PVMA is doing this? How are you working with legislatures? What are you doing exactly? Why wouldn’t you make a statement making this clear to the public, which would help this bill so much? A lot of things are not making sense.

I don’t need your distractions about the PVMA and its stand on veterinary offices. I am talking about gas chambers in shelters. Obviously, no animal hospital or veterinarian is going to use a gas chamber. Please don’t try to distract the issue.”

We’ll see if they reply now…

If this is not true, or if they have changed their stance on this issue, I’d like to see them publish a statement unequivocally supporting the bill and to do everything in their power to see it quickly passed.

The stuff about what veterinarians do in their practice is a distraction. I am not impressed.

“Ms. Kaufman – PVMA is not in favor of shelters using any type of euthanasia other than euthanasia drugs as approved by the appropriate body. That is what we are trying to work with the legislature to ensure. We are also supportive of shelters having euthanasia technicians, trained professionals to euthanize animals, that are governed by the State Board of Veterinary Medicine. The information you received is untrue and misconstrued. We are in favor of veterinarians being able to use euthanasia methods that are in accordance with the AVMA Guidelines for Euthanasia of Animals. Veterinarians, within their medical judgment, should be permitted to use euthanasia methods in their practices that are in the best interest of the practice’s staff and the animal being euthanized. That is what we are advocating. I hope that clarifies our position.

Charlene Wandzilak
Executive Director”

What are your thoughts on her reply??