Interesting report, if you have the stomach for it, thanks for posting it. Is that the latest report from the AVMA? It said a few pertinent things:

As for decapitation, 2nd column, P.687, 2nd paragraph (physical methods), it says after decapitation other animals die from stopping of the blood supply. In reptiles it says after decapitation you have to pith them as well, because reptiles have more tolerance for "hypoxic and hypotensive conditions." In other words they don't necessarily die from being decapitated, you have to physically turn their brain to mush with an nstrument in their cranial cavity, after you cut their heads off, for them to die.

As for freesing, 2nd column, P.687, 2nd to the last paragraph (cooling), it says that even cooling reptiles to make them immobile is considered "inapropriate and inhumane", and freezing them is "not recommended".

It also says that CO2 is ok in the right proportions. It does say that consciousness is rapid but death may be prolonged in reptiles.

Certainly don't bash the head in of a reptile or any animal to kill it, don't cut their heads off unless you know how to and are willing to immediately pith them, and don't freeze them. These are inhumane. I understand you can buy a CO2 canister everywhere paintball supplies are sold. Me personally, I am going to the vet. I think you should too. But, if you are not going to do that please get the CO2 method happening.

Caden

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• KINK in tail?? What to do...more... - kradlak, Wed Jun 14 11:22:18 2006
• RE: KINK in tail?? What to do...more... - senorsnake, Wed Jun 14 11:59:00 2006
• RE: KINK in tail?? What to do...more... - dutchoven, Wed Jun 14 13:14:03 2006
• RE: KINK in tail?? What to do...more... - senorsnake, Wed Jun 14 14:11:45 2006
• RE: KINK in tail?? What to do...more... - dutchoven, Wed Jun 14 14:19:04 2006
• Freezer is never humane, more - sun_king, Wed Jun 14 14:42:51 2006
• Sorry to hear that... - rainbowsrus, Wed Jun 14 13:25:57 2006
• RE: KINK in tail?? What to do...more... - Djinn, Wed Jun 14 13:41:41 2006
• RE: KINK in tail?? What to do...more... - dutchoven, Wed Jun 14 14:07:38 2006
• RE: KINK in tail?? What to do...more... - Djinn, Thu Jun 15 00:41:45 2006
• RE: KINK in tail?? What to do...more... - dutchoven, Fri Jun 16 11:58:00 2006
• Before you do something rash... - slithering_serpents, Wed Jun 14 14:02:22 2006
• $95 VET visit to put down NORMAL BCI.... - kradlak, Wed Jun 14 15:44:26 2006
• I would, normal or sunglow it deserves.. - sun_king, Wed Jun 14 15:53:47 2006
• RE: I would, normal or sunglow it deserv - dutchoven, Wed Jun 14 16:00:20 2006
• Also, Realistically - sun_king, Wed Jun 14 16:26:02 2006
• NO not 25-35 but $95....more - kradlak, Wed Jun 14 17:13:11 2006
• RE: NO not 25-35 but $95....more - PastelDream, Wed Jun 14 19:08:23 2006
• RE: NO not 25-35 but $95....more - PastelDream, Wed Jun 14 19:16:09 2006
• RE: $95 VET visit to put down NORMAL BCI.... - PastelDream, Wed Jun 14 16:12:43 2006
• RE: $95 VET visit to put down NORMAL BCI - dutchoven, Wed Jun 14 16:48:08 2006
• Out of curiosity - LauraV, Fri Jun 16 17:06:32 2006
• Kingsnake food (smiles) - FrankR, Wed Jun 14 19:12:20 2006
• Huh???? - maroci, Wed Jun 14 22:06:13 2006
• Link to AVMA euthanasia report - Paul Hollander, Wed Jun 14 17:38:24 2006
• excellent link thanks Paul n/p - FrankR, Wed Jun 14 19:17:33 2006
• RE: Link to AVMA euthanasia report - slithering_serpents, Wed Jun 14 19:17:51 2006
• Link to euthanasia by freezing...>> - LindaH, Wed Jun 14 20:05:25 2006
• I've read quite a bit about reptile euth - liquidleaf, Sat Jun 17 09:22:10 2006
• Very good post...... - rainbowsrus, Sat Jun 17 13:53:49 2006
• nice post...100 percent true... - mavericksdad, Sun Jun 18 05:32:08 2006