Humane way to euthanize rats?

[Ladybugzcrunch]

cervical dislocation is one way of killing MICE, but is not comon procedure for rats.
spooky

Escuzie
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It is fairly common. As a matter of fact, this is actually the preferred method of killing rabbits for human consumption. When you gas, and the rat suffocates, it releases lots of lactic acid which makes the meat taste bitter. Can you please enlighten me as to why cervical dislocation is okay for mice but not for rats? They happen to have very similar anatomy.

[mr.spooky]

Escuzie
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It is fairly common. As a matter of fact, this is actually the preferred method of killing rabbits for human consumption. When you gas, and the rat suffocates, it releases lots of lactic acid which makes the meat taste bitter. Can you please enlighten me as to why cervical dislocation is okay for mice but not for rats? They happen to have very similar anatomy.

sure. to start with, iv had more than 8 years in the lab animal field, dealing with thousands of mice and rats... but if that isn't enough,,,,,


Standard Euthanasia Methods for Commonly Used Species

Below are a set of standard acceptable euthanasia methods. You may cut and paste them into the Animal Care and Use Protocol (ACUP) form, section 6C.1). Please contact the IACUC or RAR veterinary staff if you have any questions about these methods or would like training in the use of these methods.



Rodents (Mice, Rats, Gerbils, Hamsters, Guinea Pigs, and Voles)

Carbon dioxide (CO2) To effect
Sodium Pentobarbital 100 or > mg/kg IV, IP
Commercial Euthanasia Solution (Sodium pentobarbital 390 mg + sodium phenytoin 50 mg/ml) (e.g. Beuthanasia®, Euthasol®, Fatal-Plus®, Somlethal®) 0.22 ml/kg IV, IP (~86 mg/kg pentobarbital)
Decapitation under anesthesia (anesthesia details must be specified in ACUP)
Cervical dislocation under anesthesia (anesthesia details must be specified in ACUP) .
spooky

[satomi325]

Escuzie
http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...ght=euthanasia
It is fairly common. As a matter of fact, this is actually the preferred method of killing rabbits for human consumption. When you gas, and the rat suffocates, it releases lots of lactic acid which makes the meat taste bitter.

I too know many who euthanize their food rabbits w/ cervical dislocation. However, I don't think a snake cares if the meat tastes bitter. The outside of the rat isn't going to taste like the inside of a rat. Whether or not snakes have taste buds, the rat is already in it's stomach before any lactic acidic muscle is exposed. Also there is the chance that somebody doesn't do the procedure correctly on the first try. I.E, not pulling hard enough to break the neck and hurting the animal.

sure. to start with, iv had more than 8 years in the lab animal field, dealing with thousands of mice and rats... but if that isn't enough,,,,,


Standard Euthanasia Methods for Commonly Used Species

Below are a set of standard acceptable euthanasia methods. You may cut and paste them into the Animal Care and Use Protocol (ACUP) form, section 6C.1). Please contact the IACUC or RAR veterinary staff if you have any questions about these methods or would like training in the use of these methods.



Rodents (Mice, Rats, Gerbils, Hamsters, Guinea Pigs, and Voles)

Carbon dioxide (CO2) To effect
Sodium Pentobarbital 100 or > mg/kg IV, IP
Commercial Euthanasia Solution (Sodium pentobarbital 390 mg + sodium phenytoin 50 mg/ml) (e.g. Beuthanasia®, Euthasol®, Fatal-Plus®, Somlethal®) 0.22 ml/kg IV, IP (~86 mg/kg pentobarbital)
Decapitation under anesthesia (anesthesia details must be specified in ACUP)
Cervical dislocation under anesthesia (anesthesia details must be specified in ACUP) .
spooky

I currently work in a lab where we euthanize animals daily. Different labs have different euthanasia protocols, but they're all along the same lines to this.