Free Motion for Miscellaneous Relief - District Court of Arizona - Arizona

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0 Al·`l*`l.DAV]T OF DR DENNIS GEISER, PROFESSOR OF VETERINARY
SCIENCE
_ STATE OF TEXAS V JESUS FLORES
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IN THE COUNTY OF Knox } l
‘ THE STATE OF TENNESSEE } ·
BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, did personally appear Dr. Dennis Geiser, and i
having been dul_y sworn, did state upon his oath the following: .
"My name is Dr Dennis Geiser. I am a professor of veterinary science at the University of
Tennessee and the Chairman of the Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences at the
0 College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Tennessee.
Pancuronium Bromide is Prohibited in the Euthanasia of Animals
A It is significantly below the standard of acceptable practice to use an injection of a
neuromuscular blocking agent (of which Pancuronium Bromide is one) for animal
euthanasia- The use of that drug is outlawed in a number of States. The use of that drug is
inhumane because neuromuscular blocking agents do not produce depression of the
central nervous system that would results in anesthesia or analgesia These agents produce
a peripheral paralysis of skeletal muscles, rendering an individual unable to respond to
external stimuli while still being able to perceive pain and discomfort.
The use of pancuronitun bromide is strictly prohibited by the ethical standards ofthe
American Veterinary Medical Association which apply throughout the country. Under .
the American Veterinary Medical Association standards, there is no allowance for the use
of pancuronium bromide in euthanasia under any set ol` circumstances.
Sodium Thiopental is Not a Proper Ancsthctic —
Sodium thiopental is not a proper anesthetic for use in lethal injection. Indeed, the -
American Veterinary Medical Association standards l`or euthanasia indicate that the ideal
barbituric acid derivative for use in euthanasia should be potent, long acting, stable in
0 solution, and inexpensive. Sodium pcntobarbital (not sodium thiopental) best fits this
criteria. Sodium pentothal is a potent barbituric acid derivative but very short acting with
one therapeutic dose.
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in The AVM/\ guidelines also state that the use of sodium pentobarbital and neuromuscular
blocking agent is an unacceptable euthanasia procedure in animals.
All ofthe foregoing is true and correct.”
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. Dr Dennis Geiseri
l _ _ I University of Tennessee
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- _ SWORN AND SUBSCRIBED BEFORE ME this tl day of November, 2003 I
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Notary Public in and for the State of Tennessee
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