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Number of establishments that used pre-medication and physical restraint for euthanasia of dogs and cats
| Dogs |
Cats |
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Method of euthanasia | Pre-medication | Restraint | Both | Pre-medication | Restraint | Both |
| Sodium pentobarbital | 25 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 |
| T-61 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Carbon monoxide | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Sodium pentobarbital or carbon monoxide | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sodium pentobarbital or T-61 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Sodium pentobarbital or gunshot | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 42 | 44 | 39 | 44 | 44 | 41 |
