Are Animals Being Euthanized?
There are erroneous rumors spreading on the Internet that animals in Louisiana are being euthanized en masse. This is absolutely false. Why would anybody expend so much effort to rescue these animals only to turn around and euthanize them? The decision to euthanize is taken by the veterinarians who are treating the animals at the facility. The Veterinary Medical Assistance Teams (VMAT) groups have euthanized animals in grave medical condition, badly injured, or highly aggressive and thus unsuitable for re-homing—a very small percentage of animals of the total number that have been processed at Lamar-Dixon. Misinformation about access to the Gonzales facility and the care the animals are receiving has been posted on certain websites. If you want to help animals get the desperate attention they need, please do not forward such rumors to The HSUS. Receiving and responding to rumors squanders the time and the resources of those who are focused solely on saving animals’ lives.
