Question:
I’ve been looking up info on preservatives in pet food and have obviously have found some disturbing things. The letter below was written by a vet to the Division of Animal Feeds at the FDA. It relates to a chemical called Ethoxyquin which is, among other things, a pesticide, insecticide and rubber hardener. It’s in a lot of cat and dog foods, too. Please take a look.
Ethoxyquin danger has been known in the dog world for some time. It causes liver lesions and possibly death depending on severity. It is why Ethoxyquin has been banned in human food in Australia for some years now. If you want pet food without it, IAMS makes it for Australia in America without Ethoxyquin. — Remove the anti-spammer stuff
Response:
I’ve been looking up info on preservatives in pet food and have obviously have found some disturbing things. The letter below was written by a vet to the Division of Animal Feeds at the FDA. It relates to a chemical called Ethoxyquin which is, among other things, a pesticide, insecticide and rubber hardener. It’s in a lot of cat and dog foods, too. Please take a look. Dr. David A. Dzanis Veterinary Nutritionist Div. of Animal Feeds; FDA HFV-222 7500 Standish Place Rockville, MD 20855 Dear Dr. Dzanis: I am writing to you about the dangers of Ethoxyquin used as a preservative in many pet foods and human foods. Since you are responsible for pet food issues within the FDA and will be meeting with two concerned dog breeders next month concerning the safety of this chemical, I wish to present my own experiences and knowledge of Ethoxyquin’s toxic affects, first hand. First of all, let me introduce myself; I am a veterinarian, a graduate from the University of Calif. Veterinary Medical School, Davis, California, class of 1960. I had a small animal practice in San Ramon, California (a rapidly growing area east of San Francisco) for 31 years and am now retired. During those many years I saw a change emerging in the disease and illness of animals presented to me. In the early 1960s, our concerns were primarily those of infectious agents causing Canine Distemper, Feline Distemper, Hepatitis, Leptospirosis, staph and strep infections, etc. However during the 1970s and to the present time we are seeing an epidemic of chronic degenerative diseases. True, the widely accepted program of preventative vaccination programs virtually wiped out the viral caused diseases and antibiotics helped stem the bacterial infections, but something else is operative here. We are now seeing both in the animal and human populations, a sharing of chronic degenerative diseases such as generalized allergies, arthritis, dermatitis, congestive heart failure, kidney failure, liver pathologies, diabetes, AIDS, tumors and cancer. Also, lifespans of animals have shortened during this period. I remember, as a kid growing up in Nevada seeing Basque sheep herders with working dogs living to be 20-25 years of age. These dogs were still herding sheep at that age, and the bitches were delivering litters of healthy puppies at 20 years of age! Today we are lucky to find dogs living to be 10 years old, and may of these suffering from various forms of chronic degenerative disease. Of course in the 1940s our air, water and food was clean and virtually free of chemicals. My shepherd friend’s dogs worked in clean air, ate fresh lamb stew and vegetables and home-baked bread along with his master. As a dog show veterinarian I have hear many judges say there is a definite difference to the feel of the muscles and skeleton of dogs in Australia than those of America. The Australian dogs’ muscles are firm, bones firm and strong compared to the mushy feel of the American dogs. Why? Because these animals’ diets are vastly different. The Australian dogs were being fed (until recently — now there is an emergence of commercial pet food) trimmings from the freshly killed beef and sheep carcasses, vegetables and fresh grains, ours on commercial kibble and canned dog food with every chemical residue and preservative and coloring in the book! And forget all the highly touted advertising and P.R. by the pet food industry–I say put garbage in–get garbage out! In the good old days, the family pet ate from the same "pot" so to speak, as the owner/family did, and were healthier for it. Not only are chronic degenerative diseases of pets on the increase, but breeders complain of increasing frequency and numbers of reproductive problems: irregular estrus cycles, missed conceptions, stillborns, "fading puppy" syndrome, increased neonatal deaths and malformed puppies with missing limbs, organs, hydrocephalus, cleft palates, etc. Historically, I was first alterted to Ethoxyquin’s (heretofore being referred to as "E") possible health hazard to dogs, when Midge Harmer, a breeder of German Shepherd show and obedience dogs in Newark, Deleware contacted me on February 12, 1988. She related her hearbreaking experience of losing four of her young champions to liver cancer. Since she had changed nothing in her program of rearing these dogs except switching their diet to feeding ANF (Advanced Nutritional Formula), she looked into the ingredients and found "E" as a preservative. She asked me if I had any experience with this preservative and its affect on animal health. Thus started a four-year quest into finding out all we could on this chemical. I hadn’t any knowledge about "E" or its related toxic affects to animal health until I started looking into it. I next met a breeder at the Golden Gate Dog Show in San Francisco that same year. She told me of suddenly developing 82% mortality in her puppies (Min. Pinchers, and Boston Terriers). Out of 27 puppies born she was lucky to save 5. Many others were stillborn and malformed with cleft palates, and hydrocephalus. These problems were atypical. She had not changed any variables (including breeding stock) except for changing the diet to ANF because of the highly favorable advertising put out by the manufacturers. I contacted the Dept. of Agriculture for toxicology information on "E." They sent me a copy from their Farm Chemical Handbook listing "E" as a pesticide, used in fruit scald control. It is also used as a rubber preservative. I have since learned "E" is FDA approved for use as an antioxidant for carotenes vitamin A and E and the prevention of the development of organic peroxides. It is approved at 550 ppm in paprika and chili powder, and because it is used as a preservative in livestock feed, the following residue alowances in human consumed animal products as follows 5 ppm in or on the uncooked fat of meat from animals except poultry; 3 ppm in or on the uncooked liver and fat of poultry, 0.5 ppm in or on the uncooked muscle meat of animals, 0.5 ppm in poultry eggs, and zero in milk. We have learned "E" is used as a preservative in such widely marketed dog foods as ANF, Eagle Dog Food, NutriMax, Hills Prescription Diet W/D, K/D, Nutro, Purina, IAMS, Royal Canine USA; and in livestock feeds by Willowbrook Mills in Petaluma to preserve Lay Crumbles for laying chickens, and dehydrated forage crops of alfalfa, barley, clovers, corn, oats, wheat, fescue and various grasses. The above information brings up the question why the FDA allows such a small amount of "E" residue (5 to .5 ppm) in human consumed foods yet allows such high amounts (150 ppm) to be used in pet food and livestock feeds? In the case of the dog, pound for pound, a dog weighs 1/5 to 1/10th the weight of a human (except for giant breeds of dogs) yet is consuming 300 times more "E" than allowed for people. Also many dog food manufacturers are not listing "E" as an ingredient on the packaging. Only under extensive investigation will they admit it. Isn’t there an FDA regulation about labeling ingredients? Truth in labeling is another issue–ANF, which incidentially is one of the most expensive dog foods, is touted by the manufacturer as an "all natural formula" with no preservatives, yet lists "E" as an antioxidant which they claim to be quite safe. Correspondence with various people revealed other dog owners/breeders having sad experinces with pets eating "E" preserved dog food: 1. A breeder of Rottweilers lost a dog with liver cancer after switching to feeding ANF for 6 months. 2. A German Shepherd breeder lost a stud dog to cancer of the mouth, feeding dog food containing "E." 3. A woman had skin allergies develop in her German Shepherd fed on NutroMax ("E" preserved) and then switched to Solid Gold (no "E") with the dermatitis allergy disappearing. 4. Dr. Pia Peters, Ph.D. claims that when she was studying in Ireland for her degree in agriculture (1983-84) she became interested in a news story relating that farmers in Italy suddenly had calves born with eyes on the backs of their heads, no ears, two or three legs only, or legs developing turned backwards, etc. Dr. Peters claims that the culprit was "E" in the animal feed fed to the breeding stock. 5. A breeder first of Poodles, then Collies, had been free of whelping problems; her bitches came into estrus every 6 months "like clockwork," and all whelped normal healthy litters, then a few years ago she began noticing changes in their overall appearance. She was now seeing dry, lusterless coats, flaky skin, and nose pigementation fading. A friend of her who raises Labradors, Newfoundlands, Collies and Old English Sheep dogs, had similar problems. Then Elaine’s Blue Merle stud dog (sire of all her dogs) began drooling and bleeding from the mouth. From a biopsy, her veterinarian diagnosed an immune breakdown triggered by a virus or chemical. Her bitches who had not previously come into estrus were now delivering litters of malformed puppies: two were born without legs, tails or sex organs. The problems in these two kennels were traced to a change in diet fed the dogs, from one free of "E" preservative to a dog food with "E" preservative. 6. Another German Shepherd breeder in Pennsylvania lost a puppy fed Pro Plan ("E" preserved) to a fast growing cancer in both hips. Some of the damning information on "E" comes from Monsanto’s own cautionary warnings in using and handling this product. They warn that it may cause allergic skin reactions, irritation to the eyes and skin. They advise that workers must wear eye and respiratory protection. The container of "E" has a very prominent skull and crossbones with POISON written in capital letters. "E" is listed and identified as a hazardous chemical under the criteria of the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard (29 CFR 1910, 1220). Monsanto further states the disclaimer regarding the use of "E," that "Although … read more »
Response:
I’ve been looking up info on preservatives in pet food and have obviously have found some disturbing things. The letter below was written by a vet to the Division of Animal Feeds at the FDA. It relates to a chemical called Ethoxyquin which is, among other things, a pesticide, insecticide and rubber hardener. It’s in a lot of cat and dog foods, too. Please take a look.
Ethoxyquin danger has been known in the dog world for some time. It causes liver lesions and possibly death depending on severity. It is why Ethoxyquin has been banned in human food in Australia for some years now. If you want pet food without it, IAMS makes it for Australia in America without Ethoxyquin. — Remove the anti-spammer stuff
Response:
I’ve been looking up info on preservatives in pet food and have obviously have found some disturbing things. The letter below was written by a vet to the Division of Animal Feeds at the FDA. It relates to a chemical called Ethoxyquin which is, among other things, a pesticide, insecticide and rubber hardener. It’s in a lot of cat and dog foods, too. Please take a look. Dr. David A. Dzanis Veterinary Nutritionist Div. of Animal Feeds; FDA HFV-222 7500 Standish Place Rockville, MD 20855 Dear Dr. Dzanis: I am writing to you about the dangers of Ethoxyquin used as a preservative in many pet foods and human foods. Since you are responsible for pet food issues within the FDA and will be meeting with two concerned dog breeders next month concerning the safety of this chemical, I wish to present my own experiences and knowledge of Ethoxyquin’s toxic affects, first hand. First of all, let me introduce myself; I am a veterinarian, a graduate from the University of Calif. Veterinary Medical School, Davis, California, class of 1960. I had a small animal practice in San Ramon, California (a rapidly growing area east of San Francisco) for 31 years and am now retired. During those many years I saw a change emerging in the disease and illness of animals presented to me. In the early 1960s, our concerns were primarily those of infectious agents causing Canine Distemper, Feline Distemper, Hepatitis, Leptospirosis, staph and strep infections, etc. However during the 1970s and to the present time we are seeing an epidemic of chronic degenerative diseases. True, the widely accepted program of preventative vaccination programs virtually wiped out the viral caused diseases and antibiotics helped stem the bacterial infections, but something else is operative here. We are now seeing both in the animal and human populations, a sharing of chronic degenerative diseases such as generalized allergies, arthritis, dermatitis, congestive heart failure, kidney failure, liver pathologies, diabetes, AIDS, tumors and cancer. Also, lifespans of animals have shortened during this period. I remember, as a kid growing up in Nevada seeing Basque sheep herders with working dogs living to be 20-25 years of age. These dogs were still herding sheep at that age, and the bitches were delivering litters of healthy puppies at 20 years of age! Today we are lucky to find dogs living to be 10 years old, and may of these suffering from various forms of chronic degenerative disease. Of course in the 1940s our air, water and food was clean and virtually free of chemicals. My shepherd friend’s dogs worked in clean air, ate fresh lamb stew and vegetables and home-baked bread along with his master. As a dog show veterinarian I have hear many judges say there is a definite difference to the feel of the muscles and skeleton of dogs in Australia than those of America. The Australian dogs’ muscles are firm, bones firm and strong compared to the mushy feel of the American dogs. Why? Because these animals’ diets are vastly different. The Australian dogs were being fed (until recently — now there is an emergence of commercial pet food) trimmings from the freshly killed beef and sheep carcasses, vegetables and fresh grains, ours on commercial kibble and canned dog food with every chemical residue and preservative and coloring in the book! And forget all the highly touted advertising and P.R. by the pet food industry–I say put garbage in–get garbage out! In the good old days, the family pet ate from the same "pot" so to speak, as the owner/family did, and were healthier for it. Not only are chronic degenerative diseases of pets on the increase, but breeders complain of increasing frequency and numbers of reproductive problems: irregular estrus cycles, missed conceptions, stillborns, "fading puppy" syndrome, increased neonatal deaths and malformed puppies with missing limbs, organs, hydrocephalus, cleft palates, etc. Historically, I was first alterted to Ethoxyquin’s (heretofore being referred to as "E") possible health hazard to dogs, when Midge Harmer, a breeder of German Shepherd show and obedience dogs in Newark, Deleware contacted me on February 12, 1988. She related her hearbreaking experience of losing four of her young champions to liver cancer. Since she had changed nothing in her program of rearing these dogs except switching their diet to feeding ANF (Advanced Nutritional Formula), she looked into the ingredients and found "E" as a preservative. She asked me if I had any experience with this preservative and its affect on animal health. Thus started a four-year quest into finding out all we could on this chemical. I hadn’t any knowledge about "E" or its related toxic affects to animal health until I started looking into it. I next met a breeder at the Golden Gate Dog Show in San Francisco that same year. She told me of suddenly developing 82% mortality in her puppies (Min. Pinchers, and Boston Terriers). Out of 27 puppies born she was lucky to save 5. Many others were stillborn and malformed with cleft palates, and hydrocephalus. These problems were atypical. She had not changed any variables (including breeding stock) except for changing the diet to ANF because of the highly favorable advertising put out by the manufacturers. I contacted the Dept. of Agriculture for toxicology information on "E." They sent me a copy from their Farm Chemical Handbook listing "E" as a pesticide, used in fruit scald control. It is also used as a rubber preservative. I have since learned "E" is FDA approved for use as an antioxidant for carotenes vitamin A and E and the prevention of the development of organic peroxides. It is approved at 550 ppm in paprika and chili powder, and because it is used as a preservative in livestock feed, the following residue alowances in human consumed animal products as follows 5 ppm in or on the uncooked fat of meat from animals except poultry; 3 ppm in or on the uncooked liver and fat of poultry, 0.5 ppm in or on the uncooked muscle meat of animals, 0.5 ppm in poultry eggs, and zero in milk. We have learned "E" is used as a preservative in such widely marketed dog foods as ANF, Eagle Dog Food, NutriMax, Hills Prescription Diet W/D, K/D, Nutro, Purina, IAMS, Royal Canine USA; and in livestock feeds by Willowbrook Mills in Petaluma to preserve Lay Crumbles for laying chickens, and dehydrated forage crops of alfalfa, barley, clovers, corn, oats, wheat, fescue and various grasses. The above information brings up the question why the FDA allows such a small amount of "E" residue (5 to .5 ppm) in human consumed foods yet allows such high amounts (150 ppm) to be used in pet food and livestock feeds? In the case of the dog, pound for pound, a dog weighs 1/5 to 1/10th the weight of a human (except for giant breeds of dogs) yet is consuming 300 times more "E" than allowed for people. Also many dog food manufacturers are not listing "E" as an ingredient on the packaging. Only under extensive investigation will they admit it. Isn’t there an FDA regulation about labeling ingredients? Truth in labeling is another issue–ANF, which incidentially is one of the most expensive dog foods, is touted by the manufacturer as an "all natural formula" with no preservatives, yet lists "E" as an antioxidant which they claim to be quite safe. Correspondence with various people revealed other dog owners/breeders having sad experinces with pets eating "E" preserved dog food: 1. A breeder of Rottweilers lost a dog with liver cancer after switching to feeding ANF for 6 months. 2. A German Shepherd breeder lost a stud dog to cancer of the mouth, feeding dog food containing "E." 3. A woman had skin allergies develop in her German Shepherd fed on NutroMax ("E" preserved) and then switched to Solid Gold (no "E") with the dermatitis allergy disappearing. 4. Dr. Pia Peters, Ph.D. claims that when she was studying in Ireland for her degree in agriculture (1983-84) she became interested in a news story relating that farmers in Italy suddenly had calves born with eyes on the backs of their heads, no ears, two or three legs only, or legs developing turned backwards, etc. Dr. Peters claims that the culprit was "E" in the animal feed fed to the breeding stock. 5. A breeder first of Poodles, then Collies, had been free of whelping problems; her bitches came into estrus every 6 months "like clockwork," and all whelped normal healthy litters, then a few years ago she began noticing changes in their overall appearance. She was now seeing dry, lusterless coats, flaky skin, and nose pigementation fading. A friend of her who raises Labradors, Newfoundlands, Collies and Old English Sheep dogs, had similar problems. Then Elaine’s Blue Merle stud dog (sire of all her dogs) began drooling and bleeding from the mouth. From a biopsy, her veterinarian diagnosed an immune breakdown triggered by a virus or chemical. Her bitches who had not previously come into estrus were now delivering litters of malformed puppies: two were born without legs, tails or sex organs. The problems in these two kennels were traced to a change in diet fed the dogs, from one free of "E" preservative to a dog food with "E" preservative. 6. Another German Shepherd breeder in Pennsylvania lost a puppy fed Pro Plan ("E" preserved) to a fast growing cancer in both hips. Some of the damning information on "E" comes from Monsanto’s own cautionary warnings in using and handling this product. They warn that it may cause allergic skin reactions, irritation to the eyes and skin. They advise that workers must wear eye and respiratory protection. The container of "E" has a very prominent skull and crossbones with POISON written in capital letters. "E" is listed and identified as a hazardous chemical under the criteria of the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard (29 CFR 1910, 1220). Monsanto further states the disclaimer regarding the use of "E," that "Although … read more »
Response:
I’ve been looking up info on preservatives in pet food and have obviously have found some disturbing things. The letter below was written by a vet to the Division of Animal Feeds at the FDA. It relates to a chemical called Ethoxyquin which is, among other things, a pesticide, insecticide and rubber hardener. It’s in a lot of cat and dog foods, too. Please take a look.
Ethoxyquin danger has been known in the dog world for some time. It causes liver lesions and possibly death depending on severity. It is why Ethoxyquin has been banned in human food in Australia for some years now. If you want pet food without it, IAMS makes it for Australia in America without Ethoxyquin. — Remove the anti-spammer stuff
Response:
I’ve been looking up info on preservatives in pet food and have obviously have found some disturbing things. The letter below was written by a vet to the Division of Animal Feeds at the FDA. It relates to a chemical called Ethoxyquin which is, among other things, a pesticide, insecticide and rubber hardener. It’s in a lot of cat and dog foods, too. Please take a look. Dr. David A. Dzanis Veterinary Nutritionist Div. of Animal Feeds; FDA HFV-222 7500 Standish Place Rockville, MD 20855 Dear Dr. Dzanis: I am writing to you about the dangers of Ethoxyquin used as a preservative in many pet foods and human foods. Since you are responsible for pet food issues within the FDA and will be meeting with two concerned dog breeders next month concerning the safety of this chemical, I wish to present my own experiences and knowledge of Ethoxyquin’s toxic affects, first hand. First of all, let me introduce myself; I am a veterinarian, a graduate from the University of Calif. Veterinary Medical School, Davis, California, class of 1960. I had a small animal practice in San Ramon, California (a rapidly growing area east of San Francisco) for 31 years and am now retired. During those many years I saw a change emerging in the disease and illness of animals presented to me. In the early 1960s, our concerns were primarily those of infectious agents causing Canine Distemper, Feline Distemper, Hepatitis, Leptospirosis, staph and strep infections, etc. However during the 1970s and to the present time we are seeing an epidemic of chronic degenerative diseases. True, the widely accepted program of preventative vaccination programs virtually wiped out the viral caused diseases and antibiotics helped stem the bacterial infections, but something else is operative here. We are now seeing both in the animal and human populations, a sharing of chronic degenerative diseases such as generalized allergies, arthritis, dermatitis, congestive heart failure, kidney failure, liver pathologies, diabetes, AIDS, tumors and cancer. Also, lifespans of animals have shortened during this period. I remember, as a kid growing up in Nevada seeing Basque sheep herders with working dogs living to be 20-25 years of age. These dogs were still herding sheep at that age, and the bitches were delivering litters of healthy puppies at 20 years of age! Today we are lucky to find dogs living to be 10 years old, and may of these suffering from various forms of chronic degenerative disease. Of course in the 1940s our air, water and food was clean and virtually free of chemicals. My shepherd friend’s dogs worked in clean air, ate fresh lamb stew and vegetables and home-baked bread along with his master. As a dog show veterinarian I have hear many judges say there is a definite difference to the feel of the muscles and skeleton of dogs in Australia than those of America. The Australian dogs’ muscles are firm, bones firm and strong compared to the mushy feel of the American dogs. Why? Because these animals’ diets are vastly different. The Australian dogs were being fed (until recently — now there is an emergence of commercial pet food) trimmings from the freshly killed beef and sheep carcasses, vegetables and fresh grains, ours on commercial kibble and canned dog food with every chemical residue and preservative and coloring in the book! And forget all the highly touted advertising and P.R. by the pet food industry–I say put garbage in–get garbage out! In the good old days, the family pet ate from the same "pot" so to speak, as the owner/family did, and were healthier for it. Not only are chronic degenerative diseases of pets on the increase, but breeders complain of increasing frequency and numbers of reproductive problems: irregular estrus cycles, missed conceptions, stillborns, "fading puppy" syndrome, increased neonatal deaths and malformed puppies with missing limbs, organs, hydrocephalus, cleft palates, etc. Historically, I was first alterted to Ethoxyquin’s (heretofore being referred to as "E") possible health hazard to dogs, when Midge Harmer, a breeder of German Shepherd show and obedience dogs in Newark, Deleware contacted me on February 12, 1988. She related her hearbreaking experience of losing four of her young champions to liver cancer. Since she had changed nothing in her program of rearing these dogs except switching their diet to feeding ANF (Advanced Nutritional Formula), she looked into the ingredients and found "E" as a preservative. She asked me if I had any experience with this preservative and its affect on animal health. Thus started a four-year quest into finding out all we could on this chemical. I hadn’t any knowledge about "E" or its related toxic affects to animal health until I started looking into it. I next met a breeder at the Golden Gate Dog Show in San Francisco that same year. She told me of suddenly developing 82% mortality in her puppies (Min. Pinchers, and Boston Terriers). Out of 27 puppies born she was lucky to save 5. Many others were stillborn and malformed with cleft palates, and hydrocephalus. These problems were atypical. She had not changed any variables (including breeding stock) except for changing the diet to ANF because of the highly favorable advertising put out by the manufacturers. I contacted the Dept. of Agriculture for toxicology information on "E." They sent me a copy from their Farm Chemical Handbook listing "E" as a pesticide, used in fruit scald control. It is also used as a rubber preservative. I have since learned "E" is FDA approved for use as an antioxidant for carotenes vitamin A and E and the prevention of the development of organic peroxides. It is approved at 550 ppm in paprika and chili powder, and because it is used as a preservative in livestock feed, the following residue alowances in human consumed animal products as follows 5 ppm in or on the uncooked fat of meat from animals except poultry; 3 ppm in or on the uncooked liver and fat of poultry, 0.5 ppm in or on the uncooked muscle meat of animals, 0.5 ppm in poultry eggs, and zero in milk. We have learned "E" is used as a preservative in such widely marketed dog foods as ANF, Eagle Dog Food, NutriMax, Hills Prescription Diet W/D, K/D, Nutro, Purina, IAMS, Royal Canine USA; and in livestock feeds by Willowbrook Mills in Petaluma to preserve Lay Crumbles for laying chickens, and dehydrated forage crops of alfalfa, barley, clovers, corn, oats, wheat, fescue and various grasses. The above information brings up the question why the FDA allows such a small amount of "E" residue (5 to .5 ppm) in human consumed foods yet allows such high amounts (150 ppm) to be used in pet food and livestock feeds? In the case of the dog, pound for pound, a dog weighs 1/5 to 1/10th the weight of a human (except for giant breeds of dogs) yet is consuming 300 times more "E" than allowed for people. Also many dog food manufacturers are not listing "E" as an ingredient on the packaging. Only under extensive investigation will they admit it. Isn’t there an FDA regulation about labeling ingredients? Truth in labeling is another issue–ANF, which incidentially is one of the most expensive dog foods, is touted by the manufacturer as an "all natural formula" with no preservatives, yet lists "E" as an antioxidant which they claim to be quite safe. Correspondence with various people revealed other dog owners/breeders having sad experinces with pets eating "E" preserved dog food: 1. A breeder of Rottweilers lost a dog with liver cancer after switching to feeding ANF for 6 months. 2. A German Shepherd breeder lost a stud dog to cancer of the mouth, feeding dog food containing "E." 3. A woman had skin allergies develop in her German Shepherd fed on NutroMax ("E" preserved) and then switched to Solid Gold (no "E") with the dermatitis allergy disappearing. 4. Dr. Pia Peters, Ph.D. claims that when she was studying in Ireland for her degree in agriculture (1983-84) she became interested in a news story relating that farmers in Italy suddenly had calves born with eyes on the backs of their heads, no ears, two or three legs only, or legs developing turned backwards, etc. Dr. Peters claims that the culprit was "E" in the animal feed fed to the breeding stock. 5. A breeder first of Poodles, then Collies, had been free of whelping problems; her bitches came into estrus every 6 months "like clockwork," and all whelped normal healthy litters, then a few years ago she began noticing changes in their overall appearance. She was now seeing dry, lusterless coats, flaky skin, and nose pigementation fading. A friend of her who raises Labradors, Newfoundlands, Collies and Old English Sheep dogs, had similar problems. Then Elaine’s Blue Merle stud dog (sire of all her dogs) began drooling and bleeding from the mouth. From a biopsy, her veterinarian diagnosed an immune breakdown triggered by a virus or chemical. Her bitches who had not previously come into estrus were now delivering litters of malformed puppies: two were born without legs, tails or sex organs. The problems in these two kennels were traced to a change in diet fed the dogs, from one free of "E" preservative to a dog food with "E" preservative. 6. Another German Shepherd breeder in Pennsylvania lost a puppy fed Pro Plan ("E" preserved) to a fast growing cancer in both hips. Some of the damning information on "E" comes from Monsanto’s own cautionary warnings in using and handling this product. They warn that it may cause allergic skin reactions, irritation to the eyes and skin. They advise that workers must wear eye and respiratory protection. The container of "E" has a very prominent skull and crossbones with POISON written in capital letters. "E" is listed and identified as a hazardous chemical under the criteria of the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard (29 CFR 1910, 1220). Monsanto further states the disclaimer regarding the use of "E," that "Although … read more »
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