We need your help! A bill is currently
pending in Springfield that will ban the use
of carbon monoxide euthanasia for cats and
dogs. If HB 4844 does not become law, dogs
and cats will continue to be forced into a
gas chamber and suffer an inhumane death.
Because cats and dogs cannot afford
lobbyists, you must be their lobbyist. So
please read this email and do two things:
1) Call your State Representative and State
Senator
2) Forward this email to your friends and
colleagues who care about
animals
 The use of the gas chamber is inhumane and
banned in many states, yet it is still legal
in Illinois. The process involves leading or
dragging multiple animals into a gas
chamber. The chamber is sealed and then the
gas is released. Often the animals panic and
fights may break out. The
process may take up to 45 minutes and
occasionally some animals survive the first
round, only to have to have the process
repeated. In puppy mills, the chamber is
homemade and car exhaust is used instead of
commercial carbon monoxide.
HB 4844 would ban the use of carbon monoxide
euthanasia in Illinois. Pets would instead
be put to sleep by an injection of sodium
pentobarbital, a controlled substance. Pets
die in seconds without pain or suffering,
which is a more humane method of euthanasia.
Injection of sodium pentobarbital has the
added benefit of being less expensive and
safer that the gas chamber.
Here is a link to the legislation if you
would like to read HB 4844.
Please take a moment and contact your state
Representative and Senator.
You can find your elected official here:
http://www.elections.il.gov/DistrictLocator/SelectSearchType.aspx
Here is a sample script for when you call
your elected official:
“My name is ______ and I live in your
district. I am calling because I support HB
4844. Illinois should ban carbon monoxide
euthanasia. This practice is inhumane and I
am asking you to support the ban. Euthanasia
should always be as humane and painless as
possible. So please support HB 4844.”
If you have further questions regarding the
bill, please contact Jordan Matyas at
j.matyas@yahoo.com or 312-968-9600.
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