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Scary Stuff, MRSA and Antibiotic usage in livestock... whoooopsHalloween is right around the corner, so I thought I'd share with you the scariest thing i've read since Stephen King's "The Stand." Okay, maybe that's a bad comparison. The stuff that comes out of Stephen King's word processor is pathological. But if you recall, in the begining of "the Stand," there was a "Pandemic." "Captain Tripps" was Stephen King's Pathogen du-jour, circa 1978. A SuperFlu that makes April's "Swine Flu debauchle, look like a trip to Disney world. Yep The articles I'm linking you to are going to scare you. You see, we don't just have to deal with the pathogens. We also have to contend with an evil empire of greedy people... STUPID, GREEDY People. It's pretty difficult to obtain antibiotics these days. Most MD's want some kind of proof that you have an infection before they'll prescribe them. They'll actually take a swab and culture it in a laboratory and wait for the results; Most will still give them provided you have at least 3 infection related symptoms, i.e temperature, swelling, pain, before they put their pen to paper. Most MD's are doing good in that aspect. They are trying to protect us.. from our own hypochondria and stupidity. We've all heard the speech... Take the whole course, even if you're feeling better. Take the anitbiotics until the whole bottle is gone. Rich, Greedy, Stupid, Agricultural moguls aparrently didn't read the memo and they don't have to play by the same rules. The result is astounding. Did you know that about 70% of the antibiotics used in the USA are given to Livestock?... Let me clarify that... That is tens of millions of pounds of antibiotics given to livestock to PREVENT sickness. Manufacturers put it in "Livestock Chow." A couple of years back, Steve and I had some chickens. It started with Steve bringing home some fertalized eggs and I kept these in the house under a heat lamp until they hatched. Wanting to be a good mother hen, I went up to the local feed store and asked about baby chick food. I finally asked what the difference was between the plain cracked corn, the layer feed and the baby chick starter feed. The salesman was honest. In the chick starter, The corn is ground a little finer, it has some "chick grit" (sand or tiny rough pebbles, so they can have some grindage in their gizzards,) and a Sh*tload of antibiotics. Why give anitbiotics to animals that aren't sick? It's done to keep them from getting sick as they wallow in their own waste, living in horrible conditions. Keep their area clean, give them room to run and you'll have healthy animals. Those greedy agriculture moguls are doing it backasswards and it's contributing to the widespread problems with MRSA, probably contributes to things like the swine flu and it creates strains of these pathogens that cannot be killed by antibiotics. It's time to get angry people, it's time to change the way we grow & produce our food and it's already too late for some.. By the way MRSA kills more people than AIDS, every year in the USA. Read these articles. You too can be angry and disgusted. Next time I'll write about how Ozone Generators may just be the way to kill these pathogens... Pathogens in our pork http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/15/opinion/15kristof.html?scp=2&sq=&st=nyt Our Pigs,Our Food, Our Health http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/12/opinion/12kristof.html?_r=1&scp=3&sq=&st=nyt Hogging It Hogging It!: Estimates of Antimicrobial Abuse in Livestock http://www.ucsusa.org/food_and_agriculture/science_and_impacts/impacts_industrial_agriculture/hogging-it-estimates-of.html#demo4 As always, feel free to post comments, I'd love to hear what you think. Kerri Arti and Yorgo at Yorgo's first doggy daycare at Adventure Dog RanchYorgo meets Artimus. Music by "The Want" my band from way back before I met Steve. Let me know what you think, visit and sign our guest book. --Kerri. Cat grows wings in China... Mutant or Evolution I come across some strange stuff in my web travels. In my former life, I was a Microsoft Certified Professional with a lot of other certifications that you wouldn't recognize or frankly care about. I worked in Global Network Operations, Network Administration and as a PC Technician, I've seen all kinds of photo-shopped gags such as the infamous Bonsai Kitty (not for the faint of heart, even if it is FAKE,) and a few things that weren't so obviously photo-shopped. This is one of those things that I can't quite get my brain around... Normally, I would've dismissed this as just another one of those picture gags. However the source of the photo and story stopped me in my tracks. NBC News, don't they generally checks their sources? Except with the Iraq war and that whole WMD Debauchle... (and I can think of a few people in the presidential cabinet that swore that was the honest truth.) The Scary thing is that apparently it's not the first winged Kitty in China. My mind automatically flits to conspiracy theories and government cover-ups. The USA is falling behind in so many categories, public education, salaries, genetic mutations.... Is this mutation really caused by chemicals exposure, nasty stuff leeched into the water and food supplies from their environmentally friendly, Electronics "Recycling" Operations?" or is it Evolution at its finest? I can't think of too many other creatures with the potential of being more predatory than a Cat with wings. Is the man upstairs trying to tell us something? Is Mother Nature extremely pissed? Let me know what you think. Keep in mind that my tongue was firmly in the side of my cheek as I composed this article... Leave a comment in the comments section or email me at Kerri@AdventureDogRanch.com Until next time the muse strikes me upside the head, I bid you aideau. Kerri http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/30967440/?GT1=43001  Puppy Mill Legislation Passed in Washington StateGovernor Gregoire did something good. She signed Senate Bill 5651 which limits the # of in tact adult dogs in one location to 50 dogs. Washington State is the 3rd state in the country to pass such legislation. This same bill also includes humanitarian requirements for breeding practices, Adds language clarifying the space, exercise and primary enclosure requirements are for dogs kept in an enclosure the majority of the day. And allows Adult dogs and Puppies to intermingle for the purpose of socialization.
Puppy mills are horrible places that do horrible things to dogs and finally having some legislation to make certain that these dogs aren't kept in tiny cages 24X7 is good news. I doubt that it goes as far as reputable breeders would like in cleaning up the industry, but I think it's at least a step in the right direction.
upon further reading, an ammendment to the bill detailing these requirements, appears to have been squashed, so it looks like it's more of a "Paper Bill" without any enforcement, I'd like to see it outline the size of the kennel, the amount of exercise and play time each dog needs each day, mandatory medical care for these puppies and limited #'s of whelping seasons for the females, but that didn't fly. I still think it's a step in the right direction but only a tiny one.
You can read more here: http://www.washingtonvotes.org/2009-SB-5651 Meet Hi-Octane JavaI thought it might be nice for you to meet one of the resident "Adventure Dogs" (There are 3 of them.) Java is a 4 year old female, Black Lab, with a pedigree that reads like a who's-who in the Dog World. She comes from a line of National Field Champions and her Father is a well known NW Field Trialer. Java hasn't been competing this year, but she still has what it takes. She can really light up a room with her antics and she's our youngest resident adventure dog. Here's a video I took this afternoon of her playing in her pool. Dog playing in swimming pool You Gotta love this Dog!I did notice that his refridgerator looked a lot emptier than ours... Didn't see any raw ribeye steaks in there...
I have a hunch that "Peach" probably ate more than his share of groceries before his Human managed to work all of the kinks out of this behavior...
K. New photo's of Steve & Cesar MillanI finally managed to put up the pictures of Steve, my husband, the owner of Adventure Dog Ranch,)
and Cesar Millan, "The Dog Whisperer," that were taken at Seattle Dog Winterfest 2009.
If you look really close at the one of Steve and Cesar standing together, you'll see an extra hand on Cesar's shoulder... Yep that's me with my hand on Cesar's Shoulder!. ( I cropped myself out... but it's my perogative as I'm the Webmaster!)
I've been busy fielding phone calls and emails. Steve has been busy seeing a lot of new training clients, as those Xmas Puppies are begining to grow into their paws. Winterfest 2009 went well for us and it was sure great to meet those of you who attended. It totally blew my mind when 2 people mentioned the Oscar and Iggy video on our blog. 2 people out of the 50 or so that had seen it at that point. Wow what are the odds on that?
I'm still working on more Video's and Pictures, but I've got so many of them, that sorting through them all is a chore and half. My Cheapo $60 camera takes okay stills, but I don't seem to get accurate colors and it's absolutely worthless in our high-speed environment. I click the button and it takes the picture about 20 seconds later. It can take up to a minute or more in a Low Light environment.
Steve ordered us a Nice Sony HD camcorder with a built in Hard Disk, and a Tripod. I may actually be able to perform a pan and zoom, without making the viewers Nauseaous. I think he has plans to make some dog training video's somewhere down the line. I went out to tape a session the other day, with Steve and a little terrier, that is here for some aggression issues. By the time I threw in the other set of rechargable batteries & got out there, the dog was already meeting with Starbuck and doing great. Sometimes, Steve amazes even me.
Stay posted, January's dog of the month should be revealed soon, KP Seattle Dog Winterfest, See Us There!Seattle Dog Winterfest is coming up really soon and we're excited about it. See the details and buy tickets at http://www.SeattleDogWinterfest.com The Dog Whisperer, Cesar Millan will be making a special appearance there as will Blake from last years American Idol.
Admission is $12 at the door, but for $25 you can get a chance to meet Cesar Millan. If you're reallly feeling flush, you can buy a
ticket to have dinner with Cesar!
Stop by our booth and say hello. We can chat about the Adventure Dog Ranch experience and set up an appointment to meet your dog!
We'll have a few items to give away too. (I don't want to spoil the surprise, so I'm not going to tell you what they are yet.)
Here's a link to the flyer http://www.petconnectionmagazine.com/sd_winterfest.pdf
We look forward to seeing you there. January 10th and 11th at the Bell Harbor Conference Center in Bell Town. Oscar and Iggy Adventure in the SnowHere's my first attempt at linking a video to the blog page... I was a little surprised that I have to host Video's elsewhere and link to them... well live and learn... This video is of a couple of our favorite Canine Friends romping in the snow at our ranch. The big Mastiff is "Iggy," and she's about the sweetest girl in the world. I've got a couple pictures of her playing with Ruby in the "More Snow Dogs" Photo Collection on the pictures page. Oscar is one of the most handsome mini-aussie shepherd's, that I think I've ever seen. It's really difficult to get a decent picture of him as he never stands still. I hope to be posting a few more video's as my work schedule allows...
Kerri Talking about Oscar and Iggy Adventure in the Snow Talking about Christmas Molly
Hmmn, I wonder how many presents she unwrapped before Xmas? Talking about Christmas Molly |
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