Ban on gas.

• Position: STATELINE - Use of carbon monoxide gas chambers - Brief article

Several states are considering banning the use of carbon monoxide gas chambers in animal shelters as a means of euthanasia. Animal rights supporters say the process is inhumane. "During the process, which can take 30 minutes, panicked animals may gasp for breath, try to claw out of the chamber, and even attack each other," says Daphna Nachminovitch, of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals...