Miracle Dog Survives Gas Chamber Dog Survives Euthanization at Mo. Chamber ST. LOUIS - Cast into a city gas chamber to be euthanized with other unwanted or unclaimed dogs, it appeared the roughly year-old Basenji mix had simply run out of luck — and time. But this canine had other ideas. When the death chamber's door swung open Monday, the dog now dubbed Quentin — for California's forbidding San Quentin State Prison — stood very much alive, his tail and tongue wagging. Animal-control supervisor Rosemary Ficken had never seen such a survivor, and she didn't have the nerve to slam the door shut again. This 30-pound animal, she believed, beat the odds and should live on. "She told me, 'Please, take him. I don't have the heart to put him back in there and re-gas him,'" said Randy Grim, founder and head of Stray Rescue of St. Louis, the charitable shelter that took in the dog before taking the animal's story public. Quentin's ordeal was played and replayed Wednesday on local TV stations, drawing people looking to adopt him. "To me, it's a miracle or divine intervention," Grim said. "I can't help but think he's here to serve a higher purpose. This case blew me away. This is amazing." On Wednesday, Quentin was a little malnourished but "in very good condition," Grim said. He was being checked for heartworm and other maladies by a veterinarian. "You can tell he's really digging it," Grim said. "He has a bed, love, food and water."
Yes, and after only 30% brain damage, the dog can continue a trouble-free life. Thank you Ficken, Rosemary. Hopefully the dog's 100% ok.
I just don't see how a person could gas dogs for a living! They could not pay me enough to do that job...
Once in awhile the car is in the first showcase and people still pass. The best is when the first showcase sucks and the 2nd person is forced to bid on it. Sh**. $8,000.
That was an interesting story... I'm glad the dog made it and they decided not to give it another dose of gas... Lucky deserves some Alpo and some female dog love...
I love dogs but I don't have a problem with euthanasia if it is done painlessly and quickly. GAS CHAMBER?! What in the hell are they using gas chambers for? What in the hell kind of gas are they using? I can think of several more human ways to put an animal down. When I took my last dog who had cancer in to be put down, they didn't use the napalm. They gave a sleep shot and then while he was asleep gave him another shot to stop his heart. Gas chamber....
And here we were getting all upset about Al Qaeda performing a deadly gas test of a pup on video while we have doggie Auschwitz right here stateside. Geez.
