ILLINOIS – The fight against putting animals down by using gas chambers has a new ally. Illinois now joins several other states that have banned the technique of carbon monoxide animal euthanasia.
The dated method is seen by many as inhumane, and while lethal injection has largely replaced gas chambers, the debate lingers.
According to its definition, euthanasia is supposed to be painless. But when it comes to the use of carbon monoxide, detractors say it’s nothin… read more