Re: FDA has frozen approvals of VO!

[Cherie A Gabbert]

What is it?

Cherie

Faye Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

I had not seen that one but am familiar with the information. That is why I
feed the brands I feed. It just infuriates me. However, seeing the actual
FDA report this weekend on pentobarbital was about the last straw for me. I
was simply stunned at their findings. Just stunned. I don't want a drop of
pentobarbital in my pet foods.

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>Have you checked out this website
>http://www.geocities.com/petsfood/alert/
>
>There is some pretty good information.
>
>Faye Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
>I have been thinking all weekend about other issues involving the FDA. I
>cannot believe their report determining that there is an acceptable level
>of
>pentobarbital in pet foods. Just as the FDA has been shown to be in bed
>with the larger pharmaceutical companies, I now suspect they are owned by
>the major pet food companies too. I just cannot believe there is any safe
>level of pentobarbital in pet foods.
>
>Frankly, I think there needs to be serious revamping of the FDA. I have
>been working on a letter to my congressman.
>
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> >Not even close. I asked the oncologist to gi! ve me the name and number of
> >the
> >person from the FDA who called him, and when I get it I plan to call and
> >find out what I can, as well as who makes these decisions. My plan then
>was
> >to
> >enlist all of you as well as the Marley Fund and any other group I can
> >convince
> > to flood the decision-maker with emails, faxes, phone calls, and
>whatever
> >and see what we can do. I think it depends on why the decision was made-
> >if it
> >has to do with bioterrorism protocols and the office of Homeland Security
> >or
> >the DOJ, I think we are probably not going to get very far.
> >
> >The other thing I did was email Matthew Scully, who wrote the book
> >Dominion,
> >which is a conservative's plug for animal welfare. He was a speech writer
> >for Bush who was so moved by his FeLV+ cat he took in off the street and
> >who
> >died that he got heavily into animal welfare/rights issues and ended up
> >quitting his speech writing job to write the book Dominion. Given his
> >experience
> >with his cat and his ties to the Bush administration, which controls the
> >FDA,
> >I emailed him to see if he can suggest anything or talk to anyone. I have
> >not
> >gotten a response, and do not really expect to because he probably gets
> >thousands of emails and will not even read mine. I may see if Best
> >Friends, which
> >interviewed him about his cat in their magazine, might contact him for
>me.
> >
> >Those are my thoughts. Any additional thoughts or insights or suggestions
> >are requested and welcome.
> >Michelle
> >
> >
> >In a message dated 1/24/05 1:21:09 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> >[EMAIL PROTECTED] nrowe.com writes:
> >
> >Michelle, just wondering if you've managed to resolve the VO situation.
> >Kerry
> >
> >
> >
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