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RE: [Killietalk] Coca-Cola method

I suspect that this method is as humane as any other, but I personally prefer to drop the fish into ice water. That is also quick, and I believe causes minimal pain.

The AVMA approved methods for fish euthanasia in laboratory fish are all essentially impractical for hobbyists. CO2 exposure is an approved method, although it is annotated that CO2 exposure is stressful for some animals. The post some weeks ago about using a carbonated beverage, such as Coke (or better club soda) could be considered. My instinct, however, is that exposure of fish to a super-saturated solution, with gas bubbles forming, might be stressful.

Barry

At 06:17 PM 12/1/2003 -0800, you wrote: 
On the rare occasion that I have to hasten the unavoidable demise of one of
my fishes, I have always thrown them in a pot of water that was at a rolling
boil.  I've done this for years, per the advice of friends and family.

Have I been doing the wrong thing?  Have I been causing unnecessary
suffering?  Please advise.  The fishes seem to expire in a second or less
using my method.

Thanks,
Mike


-----Original Message-----
From: AL Anderson [mailto:killiman at iquest_net]
Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 7:04 PM
To: killifish discussion list
Subject: Re: [Killietalk] Coca-Cola method

Aw shucks to put them out of their suffering throw them in a pot of rice
with a little soy sauce and invite the club members over for supper a few
veggies help.
local far east store has dried golden wonders that they eat like crackers.
They also have a fish paste in jars that you can see the color patterns in
the fish inside of the jar, thy taste very salty and are not very good on
crackers.


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