Re: FDA has frozen approvals of VO!

[Faye Lewis]

When pets are euthanized at a vet clinic, they use sodium pentobarbital to 
kill them.  They then (unless you reclaim the body) sell/give the body to a 
rendering plant that sells the rendered fat to pet food companies. All of 
the major grocery store foods and the vet foods have this stuff in it. Hills 
has long admitted to using euthanized pets in their foods.   The thing is 
that after pet foods are complete, there are still levels of pentobarbital 
in the pet food.  Some veterinarians believe that some animals are becoming 
more resistant to anesthesia because of the levels of pentobarbital in pet 
food.  The FDA claims this is not true and that the levels of pentobarbital 
are safe in the pet foods.  I just cannot buy this. You will never convince 
me that the stuff is completely safe.


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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 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 give 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] writes:
> >
> >Michelle, just wondering if you've managed to resolve the VO situation.
> >Kerry
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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