In 1985, the world began to hear about a disease that was affecting cattle in the UK – bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or mad cow disease. Variants of the disease – known to affect cattle, sheep and humans – left the brains of its victims riddled with holes and resembling a …
The pet food industry must be regulated to ensure that foods destined for our pets are safe, contain only ingredients fit for human consumption, and involve no animal experimentation. January 1990 was when my research and investigation began into the commercial pet food industry. Prior to 1990 I had always fed my pets – dogs …
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reports that a Canadian cow that tested positive for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE, also known as “mad cow disease”) may have been used to manufacture dry dog food, some of which was reported to have been shipped to the United States. The Canadian government prevented the BSE positive cow …
An old dog is a special friend. We remember the times we shared and are often saddened by the changes we see. As our companions age, they undergo both physical and metabolic changes that affect our interaction with them. These physical and metabolic changes can often manifest themselves as behavioral changes. Understanding these changes can …
“Every time a pet trustingly eats another bowl of high sugar pet food, he is being brought that much closer to diabetes, hypoglycemia, overweight, nervousness, cataracts, allergy and death” R.Geoffrey Broderick DVM The multi-billion dollar pet food industry is killing our pets. With millions of dollars to spend on promotion and hype, pet owners have …
The pet food industry, a billion-dollar, unregulated operation, feeds on the garbage that otherwise would wind up in landfills or be transformed into fertiliser. The hidden ingredients in a can of commercial pet food may include roadkill and the rendered remains of cats and dogs. The pet food industry claims that its products constitute a …
PREVIOUS PAGE FLUTD FLUTD is one of the intractable diseases encountered in feline practice. The July, 1993 edition of the JSAP carried an article by Sydney University, Associate Professor ADJ Watson in which he reviewed the work of Markwell (JSAP 34 pp157-162) and commented on the work of Osborne et …
PREVIOUS PAGE FOUL MOUTH AIDS – A DIETARY DISEASE The following paper was published in the Post Graduate Committee in Veterinary Science’s Control and Therapy Series. Raw Meaty Bones Promote Health Control and Therapy No. 3323 The raw versus processed food debate became obstipated. A stand-off occurred across the …
Previous Page POLITICS AND ECONOMICS In our modern world the final arbiters of truth are the ‘experts’ (until the populace tires of being misled). Consequently politicians, bureaucrats and consumer watchdogs defer to the veterinary profession as presumed experts for a ruling as to what is acceptable. In fact, the veterinary profession appears to have abdicated …
(A MODERN VETERINARY SNAFU) Presentation to: Staff & Students Faculty of Veterinary Science Massey University Palmerston North, New Zealand 9 September, 1993Please visit Tom’s Web Site http://www.rawmeatybones.com/ Table of Contents Summary Introduction The Name Logic Psychology Politics and Economics Environmental Impact Veterinary Science Health Periodontal Disease Periodontal Consequence Foul Mouth AIDS – A Dietary Disease …