JP2987772B1 - Mobile small animal euthanasia device - Google Patents

Abstract

Kind Code: A1 An object of the present invention is to provide a mobile small animal euthanasia device which is inexpensive, convenient, and does not cause discomfort to surrounding residents. Kind Code: A1 A mobile small animal euthanasia device equipped with a small animal euthanasia device for euthanizing a small animal in a transport vehicle, wherein the small animal euthanasia device stores the small animal. A disposal chamber 5 to be euthanized, a carbon dioxide supply means 6 connected to the disposal chamber 5 for supplying carbon dioxide at room temperature, and an air discharge means 7 connected to the disposal chamber 5. The mobile small animal euthanasia device 4 is characterized in that the small animal 2 is euthanized while the vehicle 1 is moving or stopped.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a transportation vehicle,
The present invention relates to a mobile small animal euthanasia device equipped with a small animal euthanasia device for euthanizing a small animal. In particular, based on the Rabies Prevention Act (Law No. 247 of 1950) and the Act on the Protection and Management of Animals (Law No. 105 of 1975), the Animal Conservation and Management Center (hereinafter referred to as “the Center”) operated and managed by local governments At the “Animal Conservation Management Center”), when small animals (dogs, cats, etc.) caught or taken over are protected for a statutory period and then disposed of unavoidably, the small animals must be treated with carbon dioxide. The present invention relates to a mobile small animal euthanasia device in which a device for suffocating and euthanizing by a vehicle is mounted on a transport vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Small animals that are forced to be disposed of after the statutory protection and control period has passed at the Animal Protection and Control Center are specified in the Report on the Animal Protection Council and the "Guidelines on Animal Disposal Methods" in the notification of the Prime Minister's Office. As such, it is euthanized using carbon dioxide.

In this euthanasia disposal method, a small animal euthanasia device 3 'shown in FIG. 5 is used. This small animal euthanasia device 3 ′ has a liquefied carbon dioxide gas cylinder 6 for generating carbon dioxide gas.
a, a gas heater 13 for keeping the carbon dioxide gas at normal temperature, a tank 6b for temporarily storing the carbon dioxide gas so as to be able to supply a constant amount of the carbon dioxide gas for a certain time, and a carbon dioxide gas supply pipe connecting them. 6c, and the small animal 2 expelled from the small animal management facility owned by the animal protection management center.
It is composed of a disposal chamber 5 that is a place to be euthanized, and an air discharging means 7 composed of a fan 7a used for replacing air in the disposal chamber 5 with carbon dioxide gas and an air discharging pipe 7b, and is conventionally used. Is coming.

By the way, the gas heater 13 is provided because if the liquefied carbon dioxide gas is vaporized as it is, a low-temperature carbon dioxide gas is supplied, which gives the small animal 2 a fear of fear. This is because it can be supplied at normal temperature.

[0005] The replacement of air and carbon dioxide is performed when only carbon dioxide is supplied to the disposal chamber 5 without replacing the air and carbon dioxide, and the air and carbon dioxide in the disposal chamber 5 are replaced. Until they mix and cause small animal 2 to be euthanized
This is because it takes a long time. According to the method of replacing air and carbon dioxide, a carbon dioxide supply means 6 is provided below the disposal chamber 5 and an air discharge means 7 is provided above the disposal chamber 5 to supply air slowly while supplying carbon dioxide gas. This is done by discharging. The carbon dioxide gas has a higher specific gravity than air, and accumulates downward, and the upper air is discharged, so that the carbon dioxide gas is replaced with air.

[0006]

However, the conventional small animal euthanasia apparatus is fixedly installed in a small animal processing facility, and thus has the following problems. (1) Since the small animal euthanasia apparatus must be provided for each small animal processing facility, the cost is extremely high. (2) Since it cannot be reused, it lacks convenience. (3) From the viewpoint of animal welfare, which is the main purpose of the animal protection and management center, disposal of small animals in the small animal processing facility of the animal protection and management center has a problem of giving a sense of discomfort to the local residents.

[0007] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a mobile small animal euthanasia device which solves the above-mentioned problems, is inexpensive, is convenient, and does not give a feeling of discomfort to the local residents.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a method for storing and euthanizing small animals.
Room and this disposal room to supply carbon dioxide at room temperature.
Carbon dioxide supply means, and an air exhaust connected to the disposal chamber.
Discharge means, the disposal chamber, and the carbon dioxide gas supply means,
And all of the air discharging means are mounted, while moving or
A mobile small animal euthanasia device, comprising: a transport vehicle for euthanizing a small animal while stopped . ].

That is, by mounting the conventional fixed animal small animal euthanasia device on a transportation vehicle, the small animal euthanasia device can be reused, and as a result, cost is reduced and convenience is improved. It is unique in that it does not give a feeling of strangeness to the local residents.

That is, the disposal chamber can be moved into and out of the transporting vehicle, so that small animals can be driven into the disposal chamber and stored easily , which is convenient.

Further, according to the present invention, there is provided a method wherein "the transport vehicle is parked.
A drive-in corridor leading to a car parking area
Small animal tube with rushing device moving along the corridor
Said mobile small animal euthanizing a small animal housed in a medical facility
An animal euthanasia device, wherein the disposal chamber is the transport vehicle
Movable between both and the drive-in corridor; and
Interlocking with the driving device is possible.
Mobile small animal euthanasia device. ].

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an embodiment of a mobile small animal euthanasia device according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a top view of a mobile small animal euthanasia device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view of the mobile small animal euthanasia device according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a mobile type euthanasia device according to the present invention. FIG. 4 is a top view of a small animal management facility using the small animal euthanasia device, and FIG. 4 is a side view of a disposal room and a driving device using the mobile small animal euthanasia device according to the present invention.

An embodiment of a mobile small animal euthanasia apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. In a mobile small animal euthanasia device 4 according to this embodiment, a small animal euthanasia device 3 for euthanizing a small animal 2 is mounted on a transport vehicle 1. Further, the small animal euthanasia device 3 includes a disposal chamber 5 for storing and euthanizing the small animal 2, a carbon dioxide supply means 6 connected to the disposal chamber 5 and supplying carbon dioxide at room temperature, And an air discharging means 7 connected to the air discharging means. By the way, small animal 2 here means
Small animals (dogs, cats, etc.) captured or taken at the Animal Care Center,
Refers to euthanasia after protection and management.

Hereinafter, the mobile small animal euthanasia device 4 will be described in detail. The transportation vehicle 1 includes a generator 8, a liquid carbon dioxide gas cylinder 6a, a tank 6b, a gas heater 13 not shown, a carbon dioxide gas supply means 6 comprising a carbon dioxide gas supply pipe 6c, a fan 7a and an air discharge pipe 7b. The air discharge means 7 and the disposal chamber 5 for storing the small animal 2 are mounted. The carbon dioxide gas supply means 6 and the air discharge means 7 are connected to the disposal chamber 5, and the generator 8 is provided with various control means (not shown) and illustrations for moving the disposal chamber 5. Not connected to the driving means.

The transportation vehicle 1 includes a truck, a bus, and the like.
Any vehicle can be used as long as it can transport the conveyed object. In addition, the size thereof can store the disposal room 5 capable of accommodating the small animals 2 in an appropriate number, and the generator 8 and the small animal euthanasia device 3 described later can be stored.
What is necessary is just to have the space which can store.

The small animal euthanasia device 3 is a small animal euthanasia device 3 that euthanizes the small animal 2 using carbon dioxide at room temperature, similarly to the conventional small animal euthanasia device 3 '. This is configured by attaching the carbon dioxide gas supply means 6 and the air discharge means 7 to the disposal chamber 5 as described above. Less than,
First, the disposal chamber 5 will be described, and then the carbon dioxide supply means 6 and the air discharge means 7 will be described in detail.

The disposal chamber 5 is a place where the small animal 2 is housed and actually euthanized as described above. This disposal chamber 5 is sealed so as to be filled with carbon dioxide gas. The disposal room 5 has an entrance 15 on one side so that the small animal 2 can be stored. Also it has an outlet 16 to the surface opposite the surface having the inlet 15.
And it is stored in the transport vehicle 1 so that the entrance 15 is on the rear side and the discharge port is on the front side. Further, the carbon dioxide supply means 6 is connected to the lower part of the front surface in the disposal chamber 5, whereby the small animal 2 is suffocated and euthanized by supplying carbon dioxide. On the other hand, an air discharging means 7 is connected above the disposal chamber 5, and by replacing carbon dioxide gas with air,
The small animal 2 is euthanized. By the way, when replacing carbon dioxide and air, if the carbon dioxide and air are mixed, the small animal 2 becomes difficult to choke, and as a result,
It takes a long time to euthanize.

Further, the above-mentioned mobile small animal euthanasia device 4 characterized in that the disposal chamber 5 is movable in and out of the transport vehicle 1. Specifically, FIG.
A rail 12 is laid on the carrier of the transporting vehicle 1 as described above, and wheels 5a that move along the rails 12 are attached to the floor of the disposal chamber 5, and drive means for rotating the wheels 5a are provided. Just do it. As the driving unit, an electric motor or the like using a generator 8 or the like mounted on the transport vehicle 1 can be used.

As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG.
2 is also laid on the floor of the drive-in corridor 14 of the small animal management facility 11 owned by the animal protection management center (a floor that can be adjusted to be the same height as the rail laid on the carrier of the transport vehicle 1). . As a result, the drive-in corridor 1
The drive-in device 9 movably installed in the storage chamber 4 and the disposal chamber 5 can be linked. That is, although the details will be described later, the drive-in device 9 is movably installed along the drive-in corridor 14 on the drive-in corridor 14 and faces the position where the disposal chamber 5 is installed. It is installed in a position. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the entrance 15 of the disposal chamber 5 is opened by being rotated about the lower end as an axis. Then, the small animal 2 is released into the driving corridor 14 and the driving device 9 is moved in the direction in which the disposal room 5 is placed, so that the small animal 2 is reliably driven into the disposal room 5 and the disposal room 5 is moved. It is possible to store in. Further, the disposal chamber 5 is stored in the transport vehicle 1, and the small animal 2 is euthanized while the transport vehicle 1 is moving or stopped.

Further, the disposal chamber 5 is provided with the transportation vehicle 1.
May be fixed. For example, the disposal room 5
Storing the small animal 2 in a cage large enough to store
The cage can be transferred to the disposal chamber 5 manually or by a transfer means such as a crane, and then transferred to the disposal chamber 5 and stored.

Next, the carbon dioxide supply means 6 will be described with reference to FIG.
A description will be given based on FIG. The carbon dioxide supply means 6 is a means for supplying carbon dioxide to the disposal chamber 5. Specifically, one end of a carbon dioxide gas supply pipe 6c is attached to the liquefied carbon dioxide gas cylinder 6a via an opening / closing valve (not shown), and a gas heater 13 (not shown) is connected to the other end of the carbon dioxide gas supply pipe 6c. As the gas heater 13, an air temperature type is sufficient, but other gas heaters may be used. The reason for using the gas heater 13 is that if the liquefied carbon dioxide gas is usually vaporized as it is, the vaporized carbon dioxide gas has a low temperature, and
This is because if the animal is directly supplied, the small animal 2 will be shocked and cannot be euthanized. Accordingly, the low-temperature carbon dioxide gas is warmed by the gas heater 13 and supplied to the disposal chamber 5 as normal-temperature carbon dioxide gas. The gas heater 13 is connected to a tank 6b by a carbon dioxide gas supply pipe 6c. This tank 6
b is used for temporarily storing carbon dioxide gas in the disposal chamber 5 so as to be able to supply it to the disposal chamber 5 for a fixed time. And the tank 6b is
It is connected to the disposal chamber 5 by a carbon dioxide gas supply pipe 6c via an open / close valve (not shown). The carbon dioxide supply means 6 is configured as described above. When the on-off valve is opened, the disposal chamber 5 is supplied with carbon dioxide and is filled with the disposal chamber 5, whereby the small animal 2 They suffocate and euthanize. Further, it is desirable that the carbon dioxide gas supply means 6 is installed below the disposal chamber 5.

Further, the air discharging means 7 comprises a fan 7a for discharging air to the outside of the disposal chamber 5, and an air discharging pipe 7b for guiding the air. The air discharging means 7 serves to replace the air in the disposal chamber 5 with carbon dioxide supplied into the disposal chamber 5 by the carbon dioxide supply means 6. If the air discharge means 7 is not provided, the air in the disposal chamber 5 and the carbon dioxide gas supplied by the carbon dioxide gas supply means 6 are mixed, and it takes a long time until the small animal 2 suffocates. Therefore, the small animal 2 may not be able to be euthanized and may suffer. Therefore, the small animal 2 is provided to prevent such a situation. Normally, carbon dioxide gas has a higher specific gravity than air, and therefore accumulates downward.
It is desirable to be installed above the disposal chamber 5. With this arrangement, while the carbon dioxide gas is being supplied slowly by the carbon dioxide gas supply means 6, the upper air can be discharged by the air discharge means 7, so that the carbon dioxide gas is discharged from below. It will be effectively replaced with air.

When the disposal chamber 5 is configured to be movable from the transport vehicle 1, the disposal chamber 5 is used for the carbon dioxide gas supply pipe 6c used for the carbon dioxide gas supply means 6 and the air discharge means 7. It is necessary to cut a part of the air discharge pipe 7b and connect one pipe to the disposal chamber 5 so that it can be detachably connected to the other pipe. That is, the diameter of one of the pipes is made larger, a rubber pipe of a smaller diameter (not shown) is mounted inside the end, and the end of the other pipe is hermetically connected in the rubber pipe. Thereby, a gap can be eliminated. This allows them to be used like a single pipe, making them detachable. As a result, the disposal chamber 5 can be made movable.

With the above configuration, when carbon dioxide at room temperature is supplied to the disposal chamber 5 by the carbon dioxide supply means 6 while the transporting vehicle 1 is moving or stopped, the air is discharged. The means 7 displaces the carbon dioxide gas and the air, and does not scare the small animal 2, and the small animal 2 suffocates and is effectively euthanized.

Hereinafter, an example of the use of the mobile small animal euthanasia apparatus will be described with reference to FIGS. First, from the small animal management facility 11, which is a facility owned by the animal protection management center and protects and manages the captured small animals 2 during the statutory period, the mobile small animal euthanasia device 4 A method for storing the small animal 2 will be described. As a premise, the small animal management facility 11 is provided with a small animal chamber 10, and the small animal chamber 10 accommodates the small animal 2. The small animal chamber 10 is a cage or the like that accommodates the small animal 2 and manages the small animal.

The small animal bunker 10 is placed in contact with the side of the driving corridor 14, and its entrance faces the driving corridor 14. The drive-in corridor 14 is a place on which the drive-in device 9 moves, and a place where the small animal 2 is released in order to drive in the small animal 2. The side surface of the run-in corridor 14 is covered with a wall so that the small animal 2 cannot escape. At one end of the driving corridor 14, a driving device 9 is movably installed along the driving corridor 14. The driving device 9 is a device for driving and storing the small animal 2 in the disposal chamber 5. This driving device 9 has an arc-shaped driving surface as shown in FIG. 4, and wheels are provided at a lower end in contact with the driving corridor 14. The small animals 2 are released into the rescue corridor 14 and the small animals 2 are driven into the disposal room 5 and stored by the movement of the driving device 9 in the direction of the disposal room 5.

The other end of the corridor 14 is open and communicates with a parking lot where the transport vehicle 1 of the mobile small animal euthanasia device 4 can be parked from the rear. Furthermore, the height of the floor of the run-in corridor 14 can be adjusted so as to be the same as the height of the bed of the transportation vehicle 1, or the height thereof is the same, and the rail 12 is laid on a part of the floor. ing. This rail 12 has the same width as the rail 12 laid on the carrier of the transport vehicle 1 .

In the small animal management facility 11 described above,
The transportation vehicle 1 is parked in the parking lot from the rear, and the
With the entrance 15 opened, the small animal management facility 11
By operating the inside or the mobile small animal euthanasia device 4, the driving device 9 is moved to the other end as viewed from one end where it is movably installed, and is stopped. Next, after the bait or the like is placed on the corridor 14, the small animal chamber 11 is opened, and the small animal 2 is moved to the corridor 1.
Attract 4 Next, the driving device 9 is moved in the direction of the disposal chamber 5, and the small animal 2 is driven into the small animal 2 and moved into the disposal chamber 5. Then, the entrance 15 of the disposal room 5 is closed, and the small animal 2 is stored in the disposal room 5. Further, the disposal chamber 5 is moved and stored in the transport vehicle 1. Thereby, the small animal 2
Are stored in the mobile small animal euthanasia device 4.

Next, a method of euthanizing the small animal 2 stored in the disposal chamber 5 will be described. The disposal room in which the small animal 2 to be disposed is stored by the carbon dioxide supply means 6 and the air discharge means 7 by moving the mobile small animal euthanasia apparatus 4 and moving or stopping at an appropriate place. A room temperature carbon dioxide gas is supplied into the chamber 5 to replace the air in the disposal chamber 5. Thereby, the small animal 2 in the disposal chamber 5 can be effectively choked and euthanized without fear.

Hereinafter, a method of treating the small animal 2 after euthanasia will be described. The disposal chamber 5 is detached from the transporting vehicle 1 and isolated, the discharge port 16 of the disposal chamber 5 is opened, and the discharge port 16 is directed downward to a processing port (not shown) such as an incineration facility. Then, by tilting the disposal chamber 5, the small animal 2 is dropped into a processing port (not shown) for processing.

[0031]

Since the present invention is constructed as described above, it is not necessary to provide the small animal euthanasia device for each small animal processing facility. Since it can be turned, there is no cost.

Further, as described above, the small animals can be reused and the small animal euthanasia device is of a mobile type, so that the small animals can be disposed of while moving or stopped, thereby improving the convenience.

Further, from the viewpoint of animal welfare, which is the main purpose of the animal protection and management center, disposal of small animals in the small animal processing facility of the animal protection and management center gives a sense of discomfort to nearby residents. If the small animal euthanasia device is used, it can be euthanized in a place unknown to the well-known inhabitants, so that the nearby inhabitants do not feel uncomfortable.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a top view of a mobile small animal euthanasia device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the mobile small animal euthanasia device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a top view of a small animal management facility using the mobile small animal euthanasia device according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a side view of a disposal chamber and a driving device using the mobile small animal euthanasia device according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the configuration of a conventional small animal euthanasia device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Transportation vehicle 2 Small animal 3 Small animal euthanasia device 4 Mobile small animal euthanasia device 5 Disposal room 5a Wheel 6 Carbon dioxide supply means 6a Liquefied carbon dioxide gas cylinder 6b Tank 6c Carbon dioxide supply pipe 7 Air discharge means 7a Fan 7b Air discharge pipe 8 Generator 9 Drive device 10 Small animal bunker 11 Small animal management facility 12 Rail 13 Gas heater 14 Drive corridor 15 Entrance 16 Discharge outlet

────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Toshimasa Murayama 5-15-306 Hanahata, Adachi-ku, Tokyo (56) References JP-A-3-195429 (JP, A) JP-A-51-75878 (JP, A) U) Japanese Utility Model Showa 63-158186 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model Showa 60-163130 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁶ , DB name) A22B 3/00 B60P 3/04

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A disposal chamber for storing and euthanizing small animals, and carbon dioxide connected to the disposal chamber and supplying carbon dioxide at room temperature.
Gas supply means, air discharge means connected to the disposal chamber, the disposal chamber, and the carbon dioxide gas supply means, and
Equipped with all air exhaust means, small when moving or stopped
A mobile small animal euthanasia device comprising a transport vehicle for euthanizing animals. 2. A parking lot where said transport vehicle can be parked.
To drive along and along the drive-in corridor
Small animals housed in a small animal management facility equipped with
The mobile small animal euthanasia of claim 1, wherein the animal is euthanized.
A death device, wherein the disposal chamber is provided between the transfer vehicle and the run-in corridor.
It is possible to move between and interlock with the drive device
Mobile animal euthanasia characterized by being able to do
Place.