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... GLOBAL NEWS ... NEWS VET THREATENED OVER PET FOOD DANGER CLAIM minated; personnel should avoid entering contaminated areas; and, if troops must enter contaminated areas, they should wear protective clothing. Unfortunately, this memo was written on 7 March 1991, eight days after the firing of weapons ceased in the Persian Gulf. In NEXUS 4/01 we published an article PEE TUUD DANGER ULAIM entitled "Polluted Pet Food". To the read- A vet who claims that processed canned ers who complained about the lack of alter - and dried pet food is ruining cats' and dogs' natives, we suggest that they (and their health is being threatened with deregistra- pets) try the recipes below: tion if he doesn't shut up. Dog Food: Dr Tom Lonsdale has been accused of 500 grams minced beef (not lean); 2 _ professional misconduct by the Australian hard-boiled eggs; 4 cups boiled rice; 6 Veterinary Association (AVA) for voicing slices crumbed bread; 2 tsp calcium car- _ his concerns over increasing links between bonate (crushed antacid tablets). Cook the AVA and the pet food industry. meat in covered pan until brown; keep fat. Dr Lonsdale, a representative of the Raw Mix well with remaining ingredients. If Meaty Bone Lobby, claims that commer- too dry, add water (not milk). Makes about cial pet food is helping cause an AIDS-like 1.5kg. Keep in covered container in fridge. immune disorder in dogs and cats. Dog Biscuits: The lobby claims an "unholy alliance" 1-14 cups of dog food recipe; | cup _ between the veterinary profession and the unprocessed bran; 1 cup uncooked oatmeal; —_ lucrative pet food industry has developed, % cup vegetable oil. Preheat oven to 120°C with vets promoting manufactured foods (248°F). Mash dog food in bowl. Mix in _ instead of natural foods in their surgeries. bran and oatmeal. Slowly add oil, mixing Among the evidence cited by the lobby in more or less oil until mixture can be _ is the Pet PEP package prepared by the moulded into patties or bone shapes. Bake AVA for distribution to schools to promote for 34 hours. Cool; store in airtight tin. "responsible" pet ownership. Will keep one month in fridge. Makes 16 The program was 18 per cent funded by to 20 biscuits. the Petcare Information and Advisory Cat Food: Service, which is in turn funded by Uncle 1.25 kg cooked and minced chicken or Ben's, the dominant company in the beef liver; 2 cups cooked rice; 2 tbsp veg- AUD$700 million-a-year pet food industry. etable oil; 2 tsp calcium carbonate (crushed If found guilty of misconduct, Dr antacid tablets). Mix all in medium bowl. Lonsdale could be struck off the veterinary Will keep in fridge for five days, well cov- register and banned from vet practice. ered; or three months frozen. (Source: The Sun Herald, 16 March 1997) (Source: Grassroots Magazine, no. 116) O7ONME THERADV LIIDNATE #10: World Facing Food Scarcity The Japanese Ministry of Agriculture released projections in late December 1995 which show a doubling of world grain prices by 2010. The world prices for wheat and rice will exceed twice that of the base year of 1992. Around the same time, World Watch published an article, "Facing Food Scarcity", which supports the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture claim. According to the World Agricultural Outlook Board, the world's stocks of rice, wheat, corn and other grains have fallen to their lowest lev- els in two decades. The food shortage will become even more acute in light of the conclusions of the recent World Food Summit in November 1996. Convened by the FAO, the first summit in 22 years decided that poor countries will be responsible for feed- ing their own people, without the aid of wealthier nations. (Source: Project Censored Web Page: http://censored.sonoma.edu/projectcen- sored/Stories1996.html) OZONE THERAPY UPDATE Despite the best attempts of the gay lobby and the medical profession in Australia to kill off any credibility pertain - ing to ozone/oxygen therapy, reports con - tinue to surface about people who have successfully treated AIDS and cancer with various forms of oxygenation. As we continue to receive calls from peo - ple all around the world asking where the best treatment centre for this modality can be found, it was with some relief that we spotted the following recommendation in an oxygen therapy discussion group on the Internet. Ed. Comments on Oxygen Therapy by Joseph Passero I have attended every major ozone con- gress since 1993: San Francisco, USA, and Baden Baden, Germany, in 1993; Ziirich, Switzerland, in 1994; Lille, France, and Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, in 1995; Baden Baden, Germany; Medica 96 in Diisseldorf, Germany, and Brussels, Belgium, in 1996; and, most recently, Havana, Cuba, in 1997. 8 - NEXUS JUNE - JULY 1997 NON-POLLUTED PET FOOD