The Trump DOJ announced Friday it would add firing squads, electrocution, and gas asphyxiation to federal execution methods, citing difficulty obtaining lethal injection drugs. Veterinary science has documented significant ethical concerns with gas asphyxiation for animal euthanasia—the European Union recommended phasing it out entirely, and major animal welfare organizations say it can never reliably produce a humane death. The comparison is substantively accurate, though technically veterinary guidelines classify gas asphyxiation as 'acceptable with strict conditions' rather than completely ruled out.