And while I fully understand the need for humane euthanization at this juncture in time, my problem is that in a large portion of these facilities, the killing in no way qualifies as humane. There are facilities who, while they believe that they must euthanize dogs that are deemed unadoptable or for space, do so with compassion. I have found them to be among the minority, tho. However, I would question the motive of someone who claims to love animals placing 10 or more dogs into a gas box, closing the lid and walking away with the animals screaming. My knowledge of this comes from watching the many videos that are sent to me daily; not heresay. I know that I could never do this....even if it meant starving The Tennessee "veterinarian" earned $22,000 in one year killing dogs and cats. These animals came into the room, tails wagging...were picked up by the scruff of the neck and jabbed in their heart with a needle. They did not die immediately, cradled in someones arms who cared...they were brought back to a kennel to sit alone while their organs shut down. The cats were almost worse; they were put on catch poles and actually STEPPED on to contain them while they were heartstuck. This was on an undercover video...one of the dogs appeared to be a young GSD. The monster who perpetrated these cruel acts has had his license suspended...there will be court proceedings to attempt to revoke his license permanently and animal lovers everywhere are calling for criminal proceedings. Sorry.... but if this is someone who loves animals, I am in abject fear for this earth we share and I personally resent sharing the space with them. Dawn Restuccia Dawn Restuccia, Pres. Last Hope, Safe Haven Donations may be made to: Paypal via windwych@xxxxxxxxx ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================