Stop electrocution of dogs in Manila Pound - cost is the factor

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" Hashim, Anna Nieves P. " <hashimap

Fri, 8 Jul 2005 17:16:20 +0800

 

Please help us pressure the Mayor of the City of Manila to replace

City Veterinarian Jose Diaz.

 

Please write to:

 

1. The person in charge of the division that gives out permits for

all animal experimentations (practically every activity that concerns

animals):

DR. ANGEL B. MATEO

Officer-in-Charge

Animal Welfare Division

Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI)

Visayas Ave, Diliman, QC 1104

Philippines

Telefax: (632) 926-1522

 

2. Note: Bureau of Animal Industry is under Department of Agriculture.

DOMINGO F. PANGANIBAN Secretary

Department of Agriculture, Elliptical Road, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines

Tel (632) 920-4323; 920-43-58; 929-8183, 926-6426 (fax) loc. 2207, 2208

 

3. The head of the animal control facility which did the electrocution.

Dr. JOSE DIAZ

City Veterinarian - Manila

c/o Manila City Hall

City of Manila, Philippines

4. Hon. Mayor Lito Atienza

City of Manila, Philippines

 

Tell these officials that these barbaric practices simply are not

allowed in civilized societies such as ours. Electrocution causes a

slow and painful death for these animals. There are humane methods of

euthanasia

Tell them how shameful this is coming right at the heels of the very

successful and internationally- applauded DOG WALK FOR A CAUSE held

in Manila last May 8. Ask for the immediate replacement of the city

veterinarian from Mayor Atienza.

 

Please send me a copy of your letters.

Thank you.

 

 

 

 

>I am appalled that Manila should take such a retrograde step replacing

>lethal injection with electrocution.

>Electrocution is probably the most inhumane method that can be adopted.

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>Electrocution is not an acceptable method of killing even by the AVMA panel

>on euthanasia.

>It is also surprising that the municipality are experimenting with a method

>of electrocution

>starting with a 100 volt jolt going upto 500 volts.

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>While it can be argued that a suitable current through the brain can cause

>unconsciousness, left to

>poorly motivated and trained municipal workers, the current will just be

>paseed through the heart to cause

>death ultimately.

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>During such an operation, the animal is a state of screaming agony from the

>injury to the heart, but is prevented from giving any expression to its

>distress on account of the paralysis imposed by the action of the electric

>current as long as it is on.

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>A report in the Veterinary Record in 1954, commenting on the electrocution

>cabinets then in use, states " .. During the shock most of the animal's

>muscles are in a state of tetanic contraction from the direct action of the

>current and cannot therefore exhibit reflex movement; immediately after the

>current has been switched off, the musculature may still be prevented by

>fatigue from showing reflex movements. Such a state of paralysis-comparable

>to curarisation-is not necessarily associated with unconsciousness " .

>

>The comparison with curarisation emphasizes the special horror of the

>suffering undergone by animals in this type of electrocution. Claude

>Bernard, describing the effect of curare, said : " In this motionless body,

>behind the glazing eye, and with all the apprearance of death, sensitiveness

>and intelligence persist in their entirety. The corpse before us hears and

>distinguishes all that is done around it. It suffers when pinched or

>irritated; in a word, it has still consciousness and volition, but it has

>lost the instruments which serve to manifest them " .

>

>All will agree that electrocution is not an option. The only viable

>long-term solution for the issue of dog control is by an aggresive

>spay-and-return project where the animal is caught, spayed, vaccinated and

>returned to the place from where it was caught.

>

>Dr. S. Chinny Krishna

>Blue Cross of India

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>ligayadiy [ligayadiy]

>Friday, July 08, 2005 6:41 AM

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> Dogs electrocuted in Manila Pound - cost is the factor

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>http://www.philstar.com/philstar/NEWS200507086303.htm

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>Because of economics, the poor dogs are subjected to a painful death.

>Any opinions from the group?

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