AVMA and Raw Feeding

[Aescleah]

Well vets can not force or ban anything and the ones who dont like can whine all they like
i am not a raw feeder yet ... but kibble. is not safe my goblin and zeph got salmonella. from the diamond recall zeph is better gobs is not it feels like he is wasting away and its all because of these **** food recalls .

Ashley

[Beanie]

For those who want to make their opinions known, this was in an e-mail I got this morning.

Headquarters:
1931 North Meacham Road, Suite 100
Schaumburg, IL 60173-4360
Phone: 800.248.2862 Fax: 847.925.1329

Governmental Relations Division:
1910 Sunderland Place, NW
Washington, DC 20036-1642
Phone: 800.321.1473, Fax: 202.842.4360

General Email: avmainfo@avma.org (type in the subject line: AVMA Council on Public Health and Regulatory Veterinary Medicine)

[release the hounds]

http://www.truthaboutpetfood.com/art...-thickens.html

QUOTE:

"Veterinary organizations and partnerships with corporations...how do you feel about that? Is it acceptable to you for a national veterinary organization to accept large donations from...let's say...two animal drug companies and one pet food company? LARGE donations? If you think that's a bad idea, and the thought of such mega-million dollar partnerships makes your blood pressure rise, don't read this article. "


"..... It's called the Platinum Partner Program or P3 for short. Each Platinum Partner - Fort Dodge Animal Health, Hill's Pet Nutrition, and Merial entered into an arranged commitment to give the AVMA $380,000.00 a year for four years ($1.5 million dollars from each partner). 'In return, each company receives a broad range of benefits from the Association.' "

hmmmmmmmmmm

[MafiaPrincess]

While it won't change too much, vets who hate raw will hate raw.. I agree it will give them more 'evidence' to discourage raw.

When the AVMA took and anti docking stance, vet clinics here loudly and proudly put up the AVMA statement in their waiting rooms and loudly told clients it was evil. It happen while Dekka was preggo with Dekklets. We were loud that her JRTs are working bred and do go to ground. We were told it didn't matter the AVMA said it was bad. They seemed cranky when the Dekklets were brought in later as we had dews and tails done by a fellow JRT breeder.

It simply gives vets more ammo to go after clients with, and many don't have the balls to take on a vet.