Why do they have such a hard time? I used to work at a vets and we put hundreds of dogs to sleep with nary a problem ever.
Some drugs have been discontinued due to the policies of companies that produce them. Different combinations have been introduced with varying results.
It’s because the left cares about multiple murderers more than anybody or anything in the universe except Islam...therefore, the drugs have to be so “gentle” that they’re less effective, depending on the person and his drug tolerance. I’d say in his case, the latter was probably pretty high.
They didn’t use enough of the drug. Arizona uses only 50mg of midazolam hydrochloride followed up with hydromorphone. Here in Florida, we use 500mg of midazolam followed up with a cocktail of other drugs. The 500mg is about 40x the the normal dosage used in theraputic medicine and 250mg would render someone unconscious in about 4-5 minutes according to a court expert (Chavez et al v. Palmer). The second drug used in Florida eliminates any involuntary twitching of muscle fibers. It is the third drug in the drug cocktail, potassium chloride that actually stops the heart.
Plus we have another full set on hand for use if necessary.
The drug companies refuse to sell the proper drugs for execution. If they would, it would be just as easy for a human to be put down as it is for a suffering animal.
Dogs are rarely boozehounds or drug addicts. Putting such people to sleep can be unpredictable. Even if they have been sober for many years