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Created page with "In mammals, a lack of oxygen is '''not''' what produces the feeling of suffocation. It's actually an excess of CO₂ that does. For example, breathing pure nitrogen gas (no oxygen) will lead to unconsciousness and death, without any of the warning signs of feeling suffocated. Carbon monoxide does this even more strongly, as it competes with oxygen in the blood. Slaughterhouses claim to "humanely" anesthetize animals with CO₂ before slaughtering them...."