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SALT LAKE CITY — A bill that would ban animal euthanasia by gas chamber failed in the House on Tuesday.
HB187, sponsored by Rep. Johnny Anderson, R-Taylorsville, would have impacted the seven animal shelters in the state that still use carbon monoxide chambers.
"We need to leave some options open for those people who care and care deeply for those animals to euthanize them in more than just one way at the end of their life," said Rep. Scott Sandall, R-Tremonton.
Rep. Brad King, D-Price, read a letter from the Carbon County Animal Shelter that said while the shelter does everything in its power to avoid euthanizing animals, employees would like to be able to have the option to use a gas chamber when they feel it is more humane.
The bill failed in the House on a 31-40 vote.
— Emily Larson
