Timeline for What is a humane, safe and clean way to dispose of a live mouse caught in a glue trap?
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| Nov 4, 2013 at 4:02 | comment | added | mike | P38: "Decapitation can be used to euthanize rodents and small rabbits in research setting. . . . Although it has been demonstrated that electrical activity in the brain persists for 13 to 14 seconds following decapitation, more recent studies and reports indicate this activity does not imply that pain is perceived, and in fact conclude that loss of consciousness develops rapidly." | |
| Oct 31, 2013 at 3:17 | comment | added | mike | P36: "Manually applied blunt force trauma to the head can be a humane method of euthanasia for neonatal animals with thin craniums if a single sharp blow delivered to the central skull bones with sufficient force can produce immediate depression of the CNS and destruction of brain tissue." ... "Manually applied blunt force trauma to the head has been used primarily to euthanize small laboratory animals with thin craniums." | |
| Oct 31, 2013 at 3:14 | comment | added | mike | P34: "Strychnine, nicotine, caffeine, cleaning agents, solvents, pesticides, disinfectants, and other toxicants not specifically designed for therapeutic or euthanasia use are unacceptable for use as euthanasia agents under any circumstances." | |
| Oct 31, 2013 at 3:13 | comment | added | mike | Hi Jon. Sorry, I should have been more clear. I posted the PDF link as an additional resource for people considering an at-home carbon dioxide approach. That section starts on p24. | |
| Oct 31, 2013 at 0:36 | comment | added | Jon Ericson | @mike: That's a pretty long document. Could you point me to the section you'd like to bring to my attention? Or, alternatively, could you summarize the relevant bits in another answer? (Personally, I wouldn't use glue traps myself, since there are more humane extermination techniques.) | |
| Oct 30, 2013 at 23:55 | comment | added | mike | avma.org/issues/animal_welfare/euthanasia.pdf <<--- 2013 American Veterinary Medical Association Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals | |
| Oct 30, 2013 at 22:48 | history | answered | Jon Ericson | CC BY-SA 3.0 |