A RESPONSE TO THE VETERINARY MEDICINES DIRECTORATE POSITION PAPER ON CANINE AND FELINE VACCINES. Summary... i ix. Introduction. 2

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1 A RESPONSE TO THE VETERINARY MEDICINES DIRECTORATE POSITION PAPER ON CANINE AND FELINE VACCINES June 2010 CONTENTS Summary.... i ix Introduction. 2 The VMD s response. 3 Background. 5 Unwitting introduction to the VMD Working group looking into canine and feline vaccines Steady stream of vaccine tragedies The SARSS scheme is a failure.. 17 Duration of Immunity a scientific principle.. 24 PART ONE Animal vaccine safety 28 UK veterinary vaccine screening failure April Retroviruses in vaccines linked to cancer.. 31 The VMD has failed in one of its primary aims Excuses from the VMD. 33 Titre tests the VMD ignores the Precautionary Principle. 35 The VMD abdicates responsibility.. 36 Vaccine damage in dogs long and short term risks. 39 Immunosuppression from vaccines Vaccines and cancer Long-term vaccine risks exposed 44 Vaccine contaminants... 46

2 Cancer revisited Genetic damage Systemic immune system dysregulation SLE (Lupus) Vaccine shedding.. 52 The creation of parvovirus More on inflammation 53 Vaccine-induced neurological damage.. 55 Cumulative vaccine damage We need to be able to trust our government s guidance. 60 Vaccine risks vs vaccine benefits VMD says ask your vet Immunity persists for a lifetime after vaccination.. 62 Informed consent The human vaccine safety record The VMD says the smallpox vaccine is the gold standard Smallpox vaccine adverse events.. 66 Question to the VMD. 78 Human vaccines the safety record.. 80 No vaccine is entirely safe 81 Vaccines are Big Business Vaccine adverse event reporting a woeful picture of failure 107 VMD: guesswork and estimation. 108 Recommendations re SARSS. 110 Adverse events are expected.. 112

3 VMD asserts vaccine safety/complacency Veterinary vaccine contamination Question to the VMD re Syringomyelia and vaccine contamination Question to the VMD re improved screening The vaccine process is never without risk. 147 Question for the VMD: why did it not declare contamination? Leptospirosis Independent journalist tackles industry There is a problem with leptospirosis vaccines. 160 Kennel cough Kennel cough vaccine can cause disease in humans. 173 Dog owners should know this. 175 Data: human flu vaccines ineffective Withdraw the kennel cough vaccine Core vaccines. 178 Questions for the VMD PART TWO Veterinary Vaccines A Systems Approach The Animal Healthcare Industry System 184 The Elephant in the Room 185 Our dead dogs are irrelevant anecdotes 186 The animal healthcare system is dysfunctional System components the dogs Animal guardians / owners Breeders.. 225

4 Pet food manufacturers. 226 Pharmaceutical / veterinary vaccine industry Veterinary vaccine industry is everywhere in the UK. 237 Confusion marketing. 238 Pet charities and insurance industry get involved Celebrity sell Vox pops identified 253 Why say lapsed 18 months? CHC members contact local vets 256 Pet owners need proper verifiable figures. 261 Chemical companies. 263 Pet charities 264 Industry sponsors charities Influence on consumers A call for transparency Microchips the next blockbuster The pet insurance industry Boarding establishments Groomers, pet shops, dog clubs, behaviourists 276 The Kennel Club Regulators such as Defra and the VMD Who will stop unnecessary annual vaccination? VMD clouding the issue VMD turning the screws on vets. 280 VMD Yes Minister

5 Who is the VMD? VMD there for the animals 284 VMD there for industry VMD keen to minimise the burden of regulation on industry VMD helps bring pharmaceuticals to market. 286 VMD staffing Steve Dean, VMD head a background in industry Important that regulators maintain a distance from industry FDA analogy VMD briefs Ministers, so nothing changes Steve Dean supports vaccine industry PR and speaks at industry seminars Surely a regulator should keep himself at arm s length VMD/VPC conflicts of interest. 298 The veterinary profession. 301 BSAVA fails to end confusion Vets are victims of the system Vaccine industry hands money to vet students 302 RCVS says we are not responsible Veterinary cognitive dissonance Interview with Dr Patricia Jordan. 306 Naming the Elephant vets risk careers Vets are misled about vaccination Vets badly educated with regard to vaccines 314 Vets speak out against annual vaccination High suicide rate amongst vets

6 The veterinary tragedy Veterinary teaching establishments 330 Pharmaceutical industry hands money to colleges. 330 Call for a levy on industry, not bribes. 331 Government Your dog is a political issue. 332 David Cameron calls lobbying the next big scandal 332 Thatcher and Blair ease regulation on pharmaceutical industry WHO false pandemic 336 Lax regulation. 337 A healthy outlook for the vaccine industry. 342 The swine flu fiasco Patents run out, Big Pharma turns to vaccines. 350 Vaccine shares soar Swine flu may have started in a laboratory Baxter unleashes dangerous vaccine. 353 Swine flu vaccine reactions, as expected Waste of 100 million 357 Will the government intervene to stop unnecessary pet shots?. 359 AVMA: boosters give no additional protection Minister strangely ducks out of debate Campaigning groups such as CHC Conclusion and call to action Recommendations

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