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our governments seem, from my direct experience, to put big business interests before life. We are, in fact, looking at a juggernaut of death which is hurl- ing itself at top speed towards the grave. We will not stop it by whimpering quietly in its face. We must educate ourselves with the truth and stand firmly in line together and shout, "No!" Failing this, the lives of your children, and your animals, depend at least upon your taking the time to understand the issues. our governments seem, from my direct experience, to put big failure, or liver or kidney damage, or paralysis of the rear end, or business interests before life. colitis, or even cancer, leukaemia or another life-threatening We are, in fact, looking at a juggernaut of death which is hurl- immune-mediated disease shortly after the shot. ing itself at top speed towards the grave. We will not stop it by Usually neither the pet owner nor the vet suspects a link. If the whimpering quietly in its face. We must educate ourselves with owner has been particularly close to their animal friend, however, the truth and stand firmly in line together and shout, "No!" they will start to ask questions. They may ask their vet if he or Failing this, the lives of your children, and your animals, depend she suspects a link between the booster and the subsequent illness. at least upon your taking the time to understand the issues. The answer will invariably be "No". Very occasionally the owner won't let it rest there. They'll start to seek an answer to the ques- The Science behind Vaccination tion, "Why did my friend die?" They will then discover that a Vaccination was born in England in 1798, when Edward Jenner vaccine can indeed cause any of these illnesses and that—much to observed that people who worked close to cows didn't get small- their horror—there was actually no need to give their friend an pox. He injected cowpox into humans and deduced that those annual booster. humans were prevented from getting smallpox. You can imagine There will, however, be no recourse. They cannot bring their that, during the days of poor nutrition and appalling sanitation, the dead animal back to life. If they go through the courts, the system concept of a miracle cure for infectious disease would have been is such that very little impact will be made for their own case or seized upon. And it was. for the health of any other animals. The best During the 1800s, Louis Pasteur devel- that can happen is that individuals, one at a oped the technology still further by attenuat- time, slowly change their vaccine practices. ing vaccines, i.e., rendering them less harm- ful. It naturally took little time for vaccines The Barriers to Knowledge to become big business, and over 200 years It's not easy to get your message across on there are vaccines against a wide array of when you're engaged in the vaccine debate. bacterial and viral diseases in humans and the multibillion-dollar The real problem lies in the fact that the sci- many species of animal. Ignoring the fact _ . . ence is somewhat complex and, bizarrely, that epidemics go in cycles and die out natu- international vaccine the logic of vaccination is somewhat faulty. rally (like the plague, for example), and i It just doesn't make sense—so it's very much ignoring the fact that our understanding of industry has sponsored easier to hand the decision-making process hygiene and nutrition might have something absolutely no long-term over to an expert in a white coat. to do with the reduction in epidemics, vac- A 5 A Unfortunately, this leaves many people cines have been given the largest slice of the studie In humans or turning away from the effort involved in credit. animals—to ascertain looking at the issues surrounding vac- Conventional medicine works on the A cination, relying instead upon someone risk/benefit ratio. All conventional what the risks cr else's judgement while at the same time vaccines might actually be. pharmaceuticals come with the risk of suffering incredible anguish. I have unwanted side-effects—but if they can had letters, emails and phone calls be shown to help more people than they from so many people who worried harm, then their dangers are ignored. It about revaccinating their animals but is no wonder, then, that the multibil- who did it anyway because a vet told lion-dollar international vaccine indus- them to, and who now need grief coun- try has sponsored absolutely no long- selling. term studies—in humans or animals— If nothing else, the 12 years I have to ascertain what the risks of vaccines spent running Canine Health Concern might actually be. And when individ- have shown me that this is the next ual scientists take the bull by the horns necessary stage in human evolution: to and conduct their own under-funded take responsibility for our lives and the research, they are routinely discredited, usually by "experts" who lives of those in our care. The system is so complex, and so have shares in, or lucrative consultancy income from, the vaccine swayed by the dominating effect of economics, that we have no industry. Even government-funded research gives those with choice now. vested interests full voice. You cannot afford to subject your animals, or your children, to I guess if you can inject substances that make humans and ani- medical interventions that you do not understand. The belief sys- mals sick, then you can also make a lot of money from supplying tem upon which the conventional medical model is founded is so drugs that promise to alleviate these vaccine-induced illnesses. faulty, so corrupt and so dangerous that you simply cannot afford Politically and economically, it also makes sense to keep industry to follow blindly. thriving and people in employment, and it also helps if big busi- Now I appreciate that many doctors and vets reading these nesses enrich political campaign funds. words might be enraged by what I have said. They spent so much time, energy and money in obtaining their qualifications, after all. The Current State of Play for the Animals They actually do know more than most of us, and their whole This is what I have seen happening, time after time, over the lives are dedicated to healing the sick. Indeed, there is much in last 12 years. A "responsible" pet owner takes their dog (or cat or the conventional medical model that is good. horse) to the vet for their annual booster. Shortly after, the animal But doctors and vets will also resonate with the truth of what I develops epilepsy, or arthritis, or behavioural problems, or thyroid am saying, however uncomfortable or angry it makes them feel. disease, or diabetes, or skin complaints, or allergies, or heart Recent studies show that three times more people in the UK die vaccines might actually be. The Current State of Play for the Animals This is what I have seen happening, time after time, over the last 12 years. A "responsible" pet owner takes their dog (or cat or horse) to the vet for their annual booster. Shortly after, the animal develops epilepsy, or arthritis, or behavioural problems, or thyroid disease, or diabetes, or skin complaints, or allergies, or heart 24 = NEXUS international vaccine animals—to ascertain what the risks of www.nexusmagazine.com OCTOBER — NOVEMBER 2005