Animal Welfare issuesAnimal Welfare Bill (Defra)UK dog laws (The Kennel Club) The control of dogs (Defra) www.doglaw.co.uk If you have a dog-related legal problem anywhere in England or Wales, Solicitor Trevor Cooper would be pleased to assist. Concerns over the Animal Welfare Bill SHG (Self Help Group for farmers, pet owners and others experiencing difficulties with the RSPCA) Defending RSPCA animal welfare prosecutions |
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References supporting the scientific fact that vaccines are neither necessary nor safe: (Catherine O'Driscoll)
In case your own veterinary surgeon is hiding behind questionable research funded by the vaccne industry, please show him or her the following scientific references. Remind him or her, also, that the BSAVA supports the informed consent of animal guardians. This means that if you do not consent to the over-vaccination of your friends, then there is no law saying you have to.
Vaccine (danger of)Sheri Nakken - Vaccine DangersTruthAboutVaccines TruthAboutVaccines website JstSayNo2Vacs http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/RawBC/message/1109 Dr Rogers sues state of Texas over vaccines Betty Lewis Catherine O'Driscoll Christina Chambreau Dee Blanco Mercola Richard H. Pitcairn www.katberard.com/hol_vaccination.htm Kathleen Berard www.hisholychurch.net/sermon/newpolio.htm The Cure that kills www.angelfire.com/biz/froghollerfilas/VaccRabiesFudens.html The Rabies' scam www.angelfire.com/biz/froghollerfilas/Vaccinating.html Interesting articles and on Parvo www.whale.to/vaccines.html www.nccn.net/~wwithin/vaccine.htm www.vaccinationnews.com/DailyNews/2003/May/15/default.htm www.thinktwice.com/ www.vaccinetruth.org/ www.bogartsdaddy.com/bouvier/health/vaccination-concerns-uk.htm (CHC survey) www.taxtyranny.ca/images/HTML/Vaccines/index.html www.vaclib.org/links/vaxlinks.htm (100 vax links) http://www.vaccinationnews.com/DailyNews/September2001/BritAntiVivSoc.htm (50 things to know about vaccines) www.harmanyequine.com/vaccines.stm (Equine) Microchipping (danger of)http://www.antichips.com/cancer/CASPIAN's new report, "Microchip-Induced Tumors in Laboratory Rodents and Dogs: A Review of the Literature 1990–2006," is a definitive review of research showing a causal link between implanted radio-frequency (RFID) microchip transponders and cancer in laboratory rodents and dogs. It was written in part to correct industry misstatements and misinformation circulating about the studies. (See bottom of this page for more.) |
In the mid 1800s, a young entrepreneur named James Spratt journeyed from Cincinnati, Ohio, to London to sell lightning conductors. On his arrival he was surprised to see vast hordes of homeless dogs lurking quayside gobbling mouldy, discarded hardtack (biscuits) thrown onto the piers by the sailors. Shortly afterward, he turned his attention to creating the first commercially produced biscuit expressly for dogs, unveiled in 1860 as Spratt's Patent Meat Fibrine Dog Cakes. A baked mixture of wheat, beetroot, and vegetables bound together with beef blood, Spratt's cakes were touted as a superior way to feed pets. Within a few years other pre-packaged foods appeared often employing marketing techniques first used for patent medicines. Their biscuits, breads and cakes not only gave a sheen to the dog's coat, but could prevent everything from tapeworms to distemper - claims bolstered by the paid endorsements of veterinarians such as Dr. A.C. Daniels, who willingly affixed his good name to a "Medicated Dog Bread" which unlike the competition was "free from cheapening ingredients such as talc powder and mill sweepings." Pioneering pet-food makers tried to discourage consumers from supplementing their products with other foodstuffs. Fresh beef, Spratt claimed, could "overheat the dog's blood," and even the most wholesome 'table scraps will break down his digestive powers [making] him prematurely old and fat." Meat was a necessary part of the dog's daily meal, the company agreed, but should be in a form best suited to the requirements of his present existence", namely Spratt's biscuits. Playing on doting pet owners' worries that commercially made biscuits contained inferior ingredients, Medicated Dog Bread spokesman Daniels claimed that other biscuits might result in 'constipation, indigestion and skin ills," but his product was made with only "the best winter wheat, rice meal and fresh meat." (Author - Mary Elizabeth Thurston) AND that's how the pet industry was born - not much has changed either. PetFood (the scam)Polluted Petfood - Ann Martin
Nutrition - Acorn Dog Training PetFood ingredientswww.purelypets.com/articles/whatsinfood.htmAnimal/Poultry FatIt is common knowledge that the pet food industry is built on cleaning up the remnants of our own meat packing process for those scraps& which are not fit for human consumption. Common practice is to heavily preserve already rancid fats, with such chemicals as BHT/BHA and Ethoxyquin, to prevent further deterioration. These fats are a staple of the dry and canned food products, and is what you smell (YUK) when you serve up your friends meals. This smell has even led some people to use paper plates end plastic forks to feed their pets in fear of contaminating their own dishes! Animal fats are used to provide essential oils for good skin and coat conditions...is it any wonder then why there is such a dramatic health problem in this area today?! Rancid, heavily preserved fats are extremely difficult to digest and can lead to a host of other health problems in your pet. Digestive upsets, especially throwing up bile or food, diarrhea, gas, and bat breath, are all linked to this. When fed to the newly developing digestive tract of puppies and kittens, it can permanently effect this sensitive lining, leading to a life time of digestion and assimilation problems. Fat can continue the allergy (sensitivities) responses, especially in the lamb end rice formulas.BHT/BHA and EthoxyquinThese popular preservatives are heavily used in the pet food industry, not only to preserve fats but to stabilize the whole product as well. We have certainly been educated as to the dangerous side-effects of BHT/BHA in our own diets as a serious carcinogen, but little truth has been shared about Ethoxyquin. This preservative was developed in the 1950's as a rubber stabilizer and herbicide, very similar to Agent Orange! It was either never approved by the FDA or recalled after three years of human use (I researched both accounts) but one thing is for certain, the documented cases of serious side-effects resulting from exposure to, or ingestion of this chemical. Humans who were working with it in the rubber industry, reported a dramatic rise in such diseases as liver/kidney damage, cancerous skin lesions, loss of hair, blindness, leukemia, fetal abnormalities and chronic diarrhea. In animals it has been linked to immune deficiency syndrome, spleen, stomach and liver cancer, as well as the above mentioned diseases. The steady increase in animal cancer and serious diseases has paralleled the increased use of chemical preservatives in the pet food industry during the last twenty-five years!Soybean: Whole/Grits/MealSoybean is used to increase protein content and bulk in pet foods. It is very difficult to digest and assimilate especially for dogs, who lack the proper amino acid needed. It is known to cause gas build-up in the digestive tract and has been linked to bloat, a major killer of dogs today. |
Poultry/Meat: By-Products and DigestAccording to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, there is no mandatory inspection of ingredients used in pet food manufacturing. Accordingly, law allows the pet food industry to use what are called "4D" sources, that is, meat, tissues, skin and insides of animals that are dead, dying, disabled, or diseased (AND NOT FIT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION) when they reach the slaughterhouse. From his experience as a veterinarian and federal meat inspector, Dr P.F. McGargle concludes that feeding slaughterhouse wastes to animals increases their chance of getting cancer and other degenerative diseases. Those wastes can include moldy, rancid or spoiled meats and salmonella contaminated poultry parts, as well as the tissues too severely riddled with cancer to be eaten by people. The heavy use of hormones, steroids and antibiotics, in farm animals, is also a concern. These continue to be active, even in "dead" tissuesArtificial ColorA prime example of generic labeling is that of "artificial colors". By law, the manufacturer does not have to list any ingredients on the bag and often does so in a manner which tells us little of what is actually in the product! Coloring often includes the following coal-tar derivative dyes: FD&C RED #40 (a possible carcinogen), RED #3, YELLOW #5 (not fully tested), YELLOW #6, BLUE #1 and #2 (increases dogs' sensitivity to fatal viruses such as parvo), SODIUM NITRITE, widely used as a red coloring and preservative, produces powerful carcinogenic substances known as nitrosamines. People have died from accidental nitrite poisoning. Animals ingest much larger amounts of these carcinogens and other chemicals daily in their diets, then is ever allowed for humans!SweetenersBeet pulp sugar (not to be confused with bed pulp fiber), sucrose (table sugar), corn syrup (a derivative of corn starch), and molasses are the most widely used sweeteners in the pet food industry. Corn syrup is also known (and approved! ) as an effective "humectant and plasticizer", that is, as ingredient which gives the product dampness and flexibility. These ingredients cause chaos in your pets. They produce the same highs and lows as table sugar and a great deal of stress on the pancreas and adrenals, a condition that may result in diabetes. Corn syrup is hardy a healthy ingredient especially when you consider how it dilutes other vital nutrients in the diet by providing empty calories devoid of vitamins, minerals, proteins or fats, and can also over stimulate the production of insulin and acidic digestive juices. These interfere with the animal's ability to absorb proteins, calcium and other minerals that are in the food! They also inhibit proper growth of useful intestinal bacteria for assimilation of these nutrients. Sweeteners have also been linked to behavioral problems such as aggression and hyperactivity Cat food manufacturers rely on sweeteners to help "addict" cats to dry foods, which naturally cats would avoid, preferring fresh kill.Propylene GlycolThis potentially harmful chemical is added to many products to maintain the right texture and moisture. Along with the use of Ethoxyquin, these humectants tie up the water content and thus prohibit the growth of bacteria. These preservatives allow dry food to stay on the shaves for up to five years, and canned products indefinitely. As well as inhibiting bacteria growth in the product, they inhibit proper and necessary growth of friendly flora in the digestive tract, which aids in the assimilation of nutrients. They also decrease the amount of moisture in the digestive tract, which has led to intestinal blockage and a host of serious digestive tract problems such as cancerous intestinal lesions. This is what produces those "small, hard, dry stools" that certainly are easier to clean up, but you are also led to believe this means more product has been digested. It simply shows that more waste products (toxins) are not being properly eliminated; do you think your doctor would feel this was healthy for you, if you described having these types of stools?!SaltAn ingredient heavily used to help increase palatability it has been believed to be the trigger of many diseases. Excessive salt intake (additional to that found naturally In most ingredients), can lead to hypertension, kidney stress, colon irritation and a host of other aliments. A balance of sodium is vial for cellular health, but excessive amounts can damage these structures.Peanut HullsLong a common source of fiber, it is inexpensive and certainly bulk-producing, therefore very popular especially in the "reducing" diets. This incredibly harsh fiber can not only create chronic constipation but damage the sensitive tissues of the colon.Proper diet should be a fundamental concern when looking to prevent disease or rehabilitate. |
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