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    Cat survives 2 euthanasia attempts at Utah shelter

    WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) — A stray cat that survived two trips to a Utah animal shelter's gas chamber now has a new home.

    Officials at West Valley City's animal shelter in Utah say the cat named Andrea hadn't been adopted for 30 days when shelter officials tried to put her to death in October. She survived, so they gassed her again.

    Shelter officials detected no vital signs and presumed she was dead after the second try, so they put her in a plastic bag in a cooler. But when they checked the bag, they saw she had vomited on herself and had hypothermia but was alive.

    The shelter then decided to stop trying to kill her.

    "It was just one of those things where they thought this cat obviously really wants to live," West Valley City spokesman Aaron Crim told the Salt Lake Tribune (http://bit.ly/ylvSDw). "Let's give it a chance to find a permanent home."

    The newspaper reports the cat has since been adopted and shelter officials are investigating why the gassing failed.

    "She's pretty tough, obviously," Janita Coombs, a volunteer with the Community Animal Welfare Society who agreed to take care of Andrea told The Tribune. "She's definitely got some will to live."

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    Information from: The Salt Lake Tribune, http://www.sltrib.com

     
    • pt6guy  •  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  •  4 mths ago
      I'm glad the cat survived but hate reading stories like this. They remind me that the country is full of idiots that don't spay or neuter and the animals pay the price. SPAY OR NEUTER YOUR PET!
    • Hollybun  •  4 mths ago
      omg, this story made me cry! They gassed it twice and it survived. They couldn't figure out that the cat wanted to live after the first attempt? Why do people treat animals like this when all they want is to love us and live a decent life?
      • Real Justice 3 mths ago
        The shelters these animals are sent to are called "kill for space" shelters. Unfortunately, because government run shelters cannot refuse the intake of new animals, they have to put down the ones that have been in their shelter the longest in order to make room. It is a tragedy but this cannot be blamed on the shelter, they try to help these animals. If ignorant Americans would learn to take care of their animals; spay/neuter them, get all their shots, and budget in order to feed them as well as their family, then this would not happen.
      • Hollybun 3 mths ago
        that's true. It's so unfortunate for them that they end up with stupid people who can't take good care of them and be responsible. So sad....
    • margaret  •  Riverview, Florida  •  4 mths ago
      a person i know once worked in an animal shelter were they gassed the animals, then he would have to shovel them onto a truck to take the bodies to the dump, this is supposed to be humane? stop the horror
      • Victoria 4 mths ago
        Interestingly enough, they were doing this kind of stuff to people not so long ago (a bit more than half a century). I wonder why not so many were objecting to it then?
      • ka 4 mths ago
        obviously they did eventually see it a bit drastic like the electric chair and hanging oh yeah and execution by shooting.likely reason why they do things a bit different now (differs from state to state). And animals are not criminals.
    • What a dump  •  4 mths ago
      This cat was adopted after they tried to kill it, so obviously it was adoptable in the first place. Why were they gassing it to begin with?
    • Mm  •  Los Angeles, California  •  4 mths ago
      This cat just wanted to live? They ALL want to live.
      • kate 4 mths ago
        Charlie B you are sick.
      • Black Out 4 mths ago
        ^He is terminally ill. Look at his photo.
      • Bobby 4 mths ago
        Obvious roll is obvious. Also, it's sad when they can't get them homes. If they don't get them to people who will adopt them, then the only other option if they don't euthanize is to allow overcrowding and eventually starvation...
        Lesser of two evils :/
    • ATZ  •  4 mths ago
      "The shelter then decided to stop trying to kill her."

      What a depressing line to read. :(
      • Pell family 4 mths ago
        totally agree
      • ghostie 4 mths ago
        i found it funny, would they have like shoot the poor cat, is that their next step?
      • ds 4 mths ago
        agree. they say it so csually, like its no big deal at all
    • NurseJ  •  4 mths ago
      I almost ran over a stray cat on Halloween last year. Her fur was completely matted, she was so skinny it looked like she had been run over, and she had an oozing abscess on her head. I have never owned a cat in my life and decided to take her to the vet to see if she had a microchip. She didn't, so they suggested taking her to animal control (which I refused to do for fear they would immediately euthanize her) or they could do an exam and give me a prognosis. Today, she is clean, happy, has food in her dish and a warm place to sleep. She is really old (vet estimated 14-16) and has mild kidney disease and arthritis, but she is comfortable and has a place to call home. Temperatures dropped into the 20s that night, so it's almost guaranteed she wouldn't have made it through the night. They all need a chance.
      • CAT 4 mths ago
        people like you are a hope for humanity. thank you.
      • Scottinsd1 4 mths ago
        Great story, thanks for sharing.
      • TristaF 4 mths ago
        Your story touched my heart. Thank you for your kindness
    • Holly  •  Boston, Massachusetts  •  4 mths ago
      Stories like this make me want to take in another animal, but we already have taken in three, one of them being an "unadoptable" overly-timid feral who has blossomed into a gorgeous (and huge) lap cat.
    • Finch  •  Rice Lake, Wisconsin  •  4 mths ago
      I guess this makes me feel better about finding a cat on the side of the road last year on a cold snowy day. I got her spayed and she now lives with me. I hope I did my part a bit.
    • Living life  •  White Oak, Texas  •  4 mths ago
      It's a shame that animals have to pay for the irresponsibility of humans..
    • Ban Vick n Boycott Nike  •  4 mths ago
      Here's a better idea - Let's start gassing Rapists and Murderers
      and use the money we save to care for homeless cats & dogs
    • markw94404  •  4 mths ago
      I think that most of the cats you gas want to live, idiots.
    • Michael  •  Eatonville, Washington  •  4 mths ago
      "It was just one of those things where they thought this cat obviously really wants to live," West Valley City spokesman Aaron Crim told the Salt Lake Tribune"

      ------- So....your average house cat that arrives at the shelter DOESN'T want to live very much?....
    • Andie  •  Lima, New York  •  4 mths ago
      All of the animals want to survive. They are tossed away like garbage by irresponsible owners . Shame on Utah for what they did to this animal and for gassing unwanted pets. Unfortunately the heart stick methods is only slightly more humane but still horribly painful for the victims. There are plenty of low cost spay and neuter programs out there but you will never change peoples lack of care or concern for disposing of an unwanted pet. Perhaps when people dump there pets they should also have to be there to watch the gassing too.
    • Confused  •  4 mths ago
      I still find it amazing we GAS or kill innocent animals for doing nothing....BUT we keep crazed killers in Jails and on Death Row for 20+ years then cry when they do get the balls to kill them...just a thought
    • joe  •  4 mths ago
      Readers: Please ADOPT instead of BUYING your pets. Purchasing pets play right into the selfish scheme of breeders, who turn unsold animals to the shelter to be put down.
    • snake girl  •  Los Angeles, California  •  4 mths ago
      This is one of the most sickening that I have read..People need to wake up and spay/neuter their pets..get a clue..when you need to have "shelters" to house them there is a problem!!!
    • Ginger Snaps  •  Hamden, Connecticut  •  4 mths ago
      Please support "No Kill Shelters"
    • thepurpleblob  •  Yigo, Guam  •  4 mths ago
      That's one tough kitty!
    • blackeyed susan  •  4 mths ago
      This story makes me sick ~ gassing is a cruel and hideous way of euthanizing animals! When I see stories like this, I begin to understand why people take in 40-50 cats and 30 dogs! I have two feral cats and a rescue dog and I feel like I've done nothing to help. Of course, the cat wanted to live -- all animals want to live! What a horrible way to earn a living!
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