Recently there has been a ton of media regarding the feeding of live animals and whether they must be euthanized humanely PRIOR to feeding. This is a serious mis-reading of the bill that recently became law.



Here is the law in question:



California Health & Safety Code 122354



(5)(B)Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), an animal intended as food for another animal may be destroyed using a method or methods of euthanasia that are humane, involve painless loss of consciousness and immediate death as specified in Appendix 2 of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) 2000 Report of the AVMA Panel on Euthanasia, and as authorized for the species in the documented program prescribed in paragraph (7).





The misunderstanding being presented in the media is the word MAY. That is it. Animals intended as food for another animal MAY be destroyed. The media is presenting this as MUST be destroyed. They are incorrect.



Here is a link to the law:



codes.lp.findlaw.com/cacode/HSC/1/d105/6/9/s122354
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