Cat Survives TWO Euthanasia Attempts (VIDEO)

After surviving two euthanizing attempts, a Utah cat proved that she might actually have nine lives.

When no one claimed Andrea, a black-and-white stray, from a Utah animal shelter, an employee performed the routine procedure of putting the feline to sleep, WPTV.com reports. The resilient pet survived her first round in the gas chamber, and at first, showed no sign of life after the second attempt.

But then, the employee heard a faint sound emerge from the freezer where she had placed Andrea’s body.

"They heard a meow," Janita Coombs of the Community Animal Welfare Society told Fox13now.com. "They heard a meow, again, louder."

Though Andrea was visibly sick and weakened, she purred and rubbed against the employee who became determined to save her, according to the Community Animal Welfare Society.

She was turned over to that organization, which hopes that the furry fighter will now serve as a "spokescat" against the use of gas chambers, WPTV.com reports. The nonprofit is considering filing a claim against the animal shelter, CAWS announced on its website.

“The goal must be to change the thinking of governments that allow such mistreatment of animals,” the Community Animal Welfare Society stated, “they surely don’t deserve to be victims of such cruelty.”

If you would like to adopt Andrea, or another pet in need of a home, you can find out more information here.

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Comments

[Heidi Bulters]

08:51 AM on 10/30/2011

I live in Europe and I can’t even say how shocked i am & my family when we heard the USA is using this horrible method of “euthanasia!. Do you have any idea how long it takes before an animal suffocates to death, what fear, pain, horror those poor creatures are going through. To make it easier to understand how barbaric gassing is I quote the words of a former control officer who witnessed killings in one of your many gas chambers:

I can say that being killed in gas chamber is terrifying for the animals and heartbreaking for some of us. It is extremely inhuman to cats and dogs. Gassing animals is a horrific experience and something I will never be a party to again. The cries coming from the dying animals are horrendous. It is the ultimate nightmare and no horror film could even come close to depicting the experience.
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I think it says all. For God’s sake STOP THIS CRUELTY. These animals have done nothing wrong, they were just born in a wrong country!!! Sorry but thats the truth! :(

[ShayRayne]

11:54 PM on 10/28/2011

The fact that the cat even went through TWO attempts is wrong on so many levels. That someone even had the though of "darn it, lets try that again" is just sick, sick, sick!

[lynnspill]

07:03 PM on 10/28/2011

STOP< STOP< STOP>>>!!!!

[rkeeeballs]

09:42 AM on 10/20/2011

NOW...PEOPLE..THAT'S THE CAT'S MEOW !.....yup !...I love my siamese cat's........!

[janet41652]

09:15 AM on 10/20/2011

I don't know how anyone is for Obama care. It is the scariest thing I have ever heard. The people who want it will be terrified when it's their family member's life on the line. I used to work with a girl who was always very critical of family members who had a hard time letting people go. When it was her own mother, she said she needed to rethink her views.

[Ravyn]

06:02 AM on 10/20/2011

Wish I could take her but I already have 3 cats. Just sickening that healthy animals are routinely put down like this in such a cruel, often painful way. Amazing she survived twice plus nearly being frozen to death, too. Poor, poor kitty. She's sure a survivor. Hope she can be a spokescat to end this in Utah and in other states and finds a good happy home.

Getting this story covered on Huffington Post will hopefully make a lot more people aware of what frequently happens to pets who get left at many kill shelters. Recent statistics are that 4 million domestic pets are euthanized, often using painful gas chambers, every year in the U.S.! Only 50% of dogs in kill shelters get adopted, and only 30% of cats! The rest are euthanized. And often it is done by placing them in gas chambers they way criminals are killed in some states: an often horribly painful way to go.

Please neuter/spay your pets to prevent pet overpopulation, please adopt, please get you pet microchipped in case they get lost and their collars come off, and be sure the information on their microchips and tags is current. A lot of animals which get lost don't have tags, microchips or, if they do, the phone numbers and other information are not current. Also, please have a Pet Trust to insure your pets have a home to go to if anything happens to you.

[chas9137]

02:04 AM on 10/20/2011

Isnt Utah like the Home and Primary location to the Mormon Church,A Christian society based State and they allow this to go on their ?? Really??This form of Euthanasia Is Horrible,Cruel,and Discusting,It simply SHOULD NOT BE in any State!!

[janet41652]

09:16 AM on 10/20/2011

I don't believe the Mormon Church is responsible for this.

[ontosa11]

01:24 AM on 10/20/2011

If I didn't have two cats already I would take her. I don't think BB and Smokey would accept her. Keep on trucking andrea!!!!!!!!

[mudshark12]

11:18 PM on 10/19/2011

"Though Andrea was visibly sick and weakened, she purred and rubbed against the employee who became determined to save her."
In my opinion Andrea wasn't meant to die and its amazing that she was in such good spirits and willing to trust humans considering the traumatizing experience she suffered through TWICE. I hope she goes to a good home.

[slloyd414]

10:18 PM on 10/19/2011

Gas chambers? I am not one of these people who believe all animals can be saved, but gas chambers? That sounds horrific.

[Grechen Allen]

12:26 AM on 10/20/2011

the simple fact is that all animals could be saved, at last domesticated ones, if people would get their animals fixed and not let them run loose outside.

[Miz Fit]

01:56 AM on 10/20/2011

That is true. But it's a long way off, if ever. Until then, not all animals can be saved. And it's a rotten shame animals suffer for the ignorance of human beings.

[Ravyn]

06:14 AM on 10/20/2011

It is horrific. I've read reports by people who work in these types of shelters who say the animals often die painfully, try to claw their way out of the chambers, defficate, etc., and that it can take up to 30 minutes for them all to die. The dogs are wagging their tales not realizing the horrible fate that awaits them in the gas rooms. They usually are put in batches.

Not all shelters are kills shelters, thankfully, but there are still a lot of them around and many people who relinquish their pets to them may not even know they've sentenced their pet to a death sentence if the animal isn't adopted within a short period of time. Often animal control agencies will take lost or stray animals to these types of shelter and little time is given for the animal to get reunited with its owner if it is lost. It's tragic and barbaric and we should be ashamed to live in a country that allows this when so many other Western countries have banned it. Some of this can be prevented if some pet owners were more responsible about spaying/neutering their pets to prevent overpopulation, and also microchipped their pets and had up-to-date information on pet tags. A lot of lost pets don't have any identification according to many shelters and various humane societies and never get reunited with their owners, so can unnecessarily wind up in kill shelters. It's tragic.

[Connee]

01:40 AM on 10/26/2011

What you say is completely true..that is why I rescue. I have many, many cats..all pulled from being gassed, some within minutes. I have emptied shelters of their cats. I saw this done, and I will never forget the horror. I will do everything I can to not let that happen. I think that instead of delegating funds to killing, they should open very low cost or no cost spay/neuter clinics in every state..within driving distance of everyone. The problem would end very quickly. We could do this if we had the will to do so. There is money in killing these animals. Many are rendered into pet food, lubricants and cosmetics, to name a few uses. Until we as a nation STOP this and stand up to these barbaric practices, we will continue to see this. Also, the guy lied. It is not uncommon for animals to survive this. I cannot believer the Veterinary Association would endorse this. My vet, who works at shelters, will not put any healthy animal to death. It is tragic!!

[linkthereaper]

09:54 PM on 10/19/2011

yea lets start gassing and freezing people to death then people will start talking about banning this.... guess hitler was doing alot of jews he killed a favor when he killed them like this.....

[johnnyangel228]

09:50 PM on 10/19/2011

BOO HOO ITS A FRIGGIN CAT GET OVER IT YOU LT'S WORRY MORE ABOUT ANIMALS THAN PEOPLE

[gregmilton]

10:52 PM on 10/19/2011

Most people aren't worth worrying about (they can think and act for themselves), and if you think you are so much better than this cat let's see how many euthanasia attempts you survive!!!

[Grechen Allen]

12:27 AM on 10/20/2011

you read it, so obviously you were curious.

That cat has more redeeming qualities than you do.

[Heidi Dietrich]

09:16 PM on 10/28/2011

We could use Johnny as a litter box liner. I think a lot of cats would love to leave their mark on him. I mean, they have Johnny Cat litter so why not?

[Ken Wyn]

09:15 PM on 10/19/2011

Not one but two tries to euthanize her that failed. You tell me that these poor babies don't feel any pain while being gassed.

[Grechen Allen]

12:28 AM on 10/20/2011

love your profile pic!!

[gebill910]

07:34 PM on 10/19/2011

The lesson here is that it could apply to our inmates. After living through two gas attempts get a hall pass. Easy fix to our over populated corrections facilities.

[gregmilton]

10:53 PM on 10/19/2011

Or just use more gas.

[Grechen Allen]

12:29 AM on 10/20/2011

Umm...I believe the Nazis did something similar with gas chambers.

[gregmilton]

01:44 AM on 10/20/2011

The 'more gas' is for the criminals, not the pets. Eff the criminals.

[dreolinagain]

07:11 PM on 10/19/2011

Although the AVMA guidlines cover euthanization by gas chamber, this is also what the AVMA guidlines say "The use of injectable euthanasia agents is the most rapid and reliable method of performing euthanasia. It is the most desirable method when it can be performed without causing fear or distress in the animal." That guy from the shelter is an ass. Gas chambers need to be done away with. We were lucky a few years ago, that our area was able to build a new shelter and work with the local humane society and actually put a stop to gas chamber euthanization. It is unfortunate that they still have to euthanize at all, but in this area it was a HUGE step, not to mention with the new shelter and the work they have done their rate of euthanization has plummeted.

[Grechen Allen]

12:31 AM on 10/20/2011

If animals were spayed and neutered...no euthanasia needed.

But people are ignorant and refuse.