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 NO on Pet Vax Bills S02164 | Hi Friends! Our good friend Kris Christine sent me some things to share with you... Dr Dodds and Dr Schultz have have contacted New York's legislators urging them to VOTE NO on Senate Bill S02164 and Assembly Bill A04253 (see e-mails below sent with permission) |
Passage of unscientifically supported legislation like this will have a profound impact on the health of companion animals and their owner's finances. Please do not allow these bills to pass through inaction. Your pets need you to fight this for them, and these legislators need more than a whimper from pet owners, they need a resounding roar to vote AGAINST these bills (http://public.leginfo.state.ny.us/menugetf.cgi insert S02164 in the box at the top after "Bill No.", click "2006" and check the "text" box to read the text of the bill).
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Monday, May 08, 2006 11:33 AM Subject: NO on Pet Vax Bills S02164/A04253
Dear Senators and Assembly Members: I echo the concerns of my esteemed colleague Professor Ronald Schultz and Ms. Kris Christine about Senate Bill S02164 and Assembly Bill A04253. I urge you to vote NO on this bill, as it will set back the recent progress made in changing protocols for pet vaccinations so that dogs and cats will not be unduly vaccinated with the inherent risk of adverse reactions, let alone the costs involved. The change in our understanding of the appropriate need for pet vaccination and avoidance of overvaccination began in the late 1980s. At that time I had spent 27 years in comparative hematology and immunology research at the New York State Department of Health in Albany, working closely with colleagues at the NY State College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University. Today, the collective body of published research has culminated in a new approach to pet vaccinations. I emplore the legislature of New York State to adopt the current technology and recommendations of our national veterinary professional bodies [AVMA, AAHA] and other experts like Professor Schultz and vote NO on this bill. Sincerely, W. Jean Dodds, DVM President, Hemopet 938 Stanford Street Santa Monica, CA 90403 310-828-4804; FAX 310-828-8251 Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 8:21 AM Subject: NO! Pet Vax Bills S02164/A14253
Dear Senators and Assembly Members, You recently received an email urging you to vote NO on Senate Bill S02164 and Assembly Bill A04253, from Kris Christine. I would also urge you on behalf of the health and well-being of the dogs and cats in New York not to vote for this bill. All the reasons stated in Kris' email are correct and clearly define the reasons why this bill is scientifically unacceptable to anyone that understands the basis of vaccine immunity and prevention of canine and feline diseases. This legislation is at least 20 years outdated on the basis of our current knowledge in veterinary vaccinology. I hope that it is not supported by anyone at the N.Y. State College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University. I was a faculty member at that fine institution when I began my research on duration of immunity for canine vaccines in the mid-1970's and where Dr. Fred Scott did his research in the 1980's on duration of immunity for feline vaccines. Our research showed very long term immunity (e.g. >7 years for the vaccines required by all dogs and cats! If you have any questions please contact me. VOTE NO! Sincerely, Ronald D. Schultz, Professor and Chair
Department of Pathobiological Sciences
School of Veterinary Medicine
University of Wisconsin-Madison
2015 Linden Drive West
Madison, WI 53706
Tel. (608) 263 9888
FAX (608) 262 1739
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