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by Videx on 10 May 2011 - 10:05
The Government’s Animal Defender (UK)
By Catherine O’Driscoll
Canine Health Concern’s calls for the withdrawal of annual vaccines have once again fallen on deaf ears…
At the beginning of 2010, Canine Health Concern and over a hundred vets and animal lovers wrote to the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) to demand the withdrawal of one-year ‘core MLV’ vaccines from the market (for distemper, parvovirus and adenovirus/hepatitis). Our demand was based upon the fact that dogs don’t need to be vaccinated every year, and over-vaccination increases the chance of severe life-threatening reactions. After exchanging thousands of words, the VMD refuses to withdraw these redundant products.
Who benefits? You, your pets – or the veterinary pharmaceutical industry?
Mahatma Gandhi said: “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." And yet the government’s own veterinary medicines licensing body – in my view – is morally and practically failing to attend to the welfare of the animals. You need to care about this, because the dogs you love might suffer as a result.
According to its website and literature, “The vision of the VMD is the responsible, safe and effective use of veterinary medicinal products. In working towards achieving this vision the VMD aims to protect public health, animal health, the environment and promote animal welfare by assuring the safety, quality and efficacy of veterinary medicines.”
In my view, the VMD fails on every count.
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