On October 3rd 2012, a stray beagle was euthanized along with 18 other dogs at an overcrowded animal shelter in Florence, Alabama. The animals were placed in the shelter’s gas chamber, a stainless-steel box roughly the size of a pickup truck bed. A computer-controlled pump slowly fed carbon monoxide into the chamber once it was sealed and an operator pressed a button.
When the animal control officer in charge of the operation returned to unlock the chamber, he found a dog waiting at the door, wagging its tail. The other dogs were dead. The lone surviving dog, a beagle, was named Daniel, inspired by the biblical story of Daniel, who walked out of a lion’s den unscathed.
Volunteers immediately began looking for a new home for the dog who defied the odds.
In the meantime, Alabama lawmakers passed a law in June, 2013 banning the use of gas chambers, effective December 31.
Just when we thought this story would have a happy ending, we learned that Daniel was flown to New Jersey where he was adopted and currently resides.
Hasn’t this poor dog suffered enough?
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