Celeste Yarnall exposes the fraud behind pet vaccines
by CELESTE YARNELL (NATURAL NEWS) http://www.naturalnews.com/
(June 15, 2011)
WHY DO WE VACCINATE OUR
DOGS AND CATS?
ARE VACCINES ACTUALLY SAFE?
AUTOANTIBODIES
FELINE CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE
VACCINE-ASSOCIATED SARCOMAS HAVE REACHED EPIDEMIC PROPORTIONS
Remember that humans are vaccinated only a few times in their lives, (although we can certainly see that Big Pharma is trying their best to see to it that this changes) whereas animals are so treated once or twice a year for their entire life. Most people with chronically ill animals believe the animals were already sick when they got them, but often we can trace their problems to the time of vaccination (or to their parents having been vaccinated). It’s true that vaccinosis (a condition which refers to a chronic disease pattern occurring after vaccination) does not afflict all vaccinated animals; some are lucky enough to have very strong immune systems. But if you or your animals have ever been affected by it, you’ll never forget it. You take a risk every time you allow your animals, your children, or yourself to be vaccinated unnecessarily. Remember, it’s your decision, unless the laws in your state complicate your freedom of choice.
Vaccines do not work all the time. In both human and veterinary medicine, there are many recorded instances of no immunity developing, or of so-called “vaccine breaks” occurring, whereby the stimulation of antibodies isn’t sufficient to protect against the natural disease. Conventional medicine claims those are body faults and problems. There does appear to be a genetic component to which animals may have trouble responding to a vaccine, however, giving a nonresponding animal more vaccines is unlikely to force an appropriate immune response, and it certainly can cause more problems.
Vaccination has become a highly charged subject in the news media of late and both doctors and individuals who challenge the concept are most often treated as if they were lepers. Entire reputations of certain individuals have been disgraced for their challenge of the vaccine issue. The facts are clear however in veterinary medicine that the way vaccines are typically used today are extremely dangerous and potentially one of the most harmful things we could do to our animals.
WHY DO WE VACCINATE OUR
DOGS AND CATS?
We vaccinate because we're afraid our animals will contract certain diseases.
We've accepted annual vaccines without considering where that recommendation
came from and what it really means. Most veterinarians recommend that cats, for
example, receive a combination vaccine against panleukopenia (feline distemper),
calicivirus, and rhinotracheitis (upper respiratory infections).
Many also encourage injections for Chlamydia, feline leukemia (FeLV), feline
immunodeficiency virus (FIV or feline AIDS), feline infectious peritonitis (FIP),
and even ringworm. These vaccines are typically repeated every year for the
cat's whole life, despite overwhelming scientific evidence that they are
unnecessary.
Since the vast majority of vaccines are unnecessary and even unsafe, more and
more people are not getting their animals vaccinated at all. However, recent
outbreaks of panleukopenia in cats are of great concern. Therefore some believe
that no vaccines can be just as dangerous as too many vaccines; the basic kitten
shots (panleukopenia and rabies) are still recommended by most experts, at least
once, between 12-16 weeks of age
Ron Schultz, Ph.D., professor and chair of the department of pathobiological sciences at the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine, and Tom R. Phillips, D.V.M., Ph.D., wrote in Kirk's Current Veterinary Therapy XI (a book even conventional veterinarians most likely have on the shelf) that:
"A practice that was started many years ago and that lacks scientific validity or verification is annual revaccinations. Almost without exception there is no immunologic requirement for annual revaccination. Immunity to viruses persists for years or for the life of the animal. Successful vaccination to most bacterial pathogens produces an immunologic memory that remains for years allowing an animal to develop a protective anamnestic (secondary) response when exposed to virulent organisms. Only the immune response to toxins requires boosters (e.g., tetanus toxin booster, in humans, is recommended once every seven to ten years), and no toxin vaccines are currently used for dogs or cats. Furthermore, revaccination with most viral vaccines fails to stimulate an anamnestic (secondary) response as a result of interference by existing antibody (similar to maternal antibody interference). The practice of annual vaccination in our opinion should be considered of questionable efficacy unless it is used as a mechanism to provide an annual physical examination or is required by law."
In plain English, this means that the authors believe there is no valid
scientific reason to vaccinate pets every year. That practice, instead, emerged
as a default judgement between the pharmaceutical companies making the vaccines,
and the veterinarians.
The vets wanted to get their patients in once a year for a check-up, and the
vaccine makers wanted to sell more vaccines. Tying the annual physical to
vaccines was a stroke of genius.
It simplified life for veterinarians, who now only had to say "We'll see Fluffy
next year for his shots" and send a postcard, and it made boatloads of money for
the drug companies. When this "suggestion" was added to vaccine labels, it added
an air of "requirement" and ensured that the system would continue to make
everyone happy. At the time, vaccines were considered benign and harmless -- so
this lucrative state of affairs went unquestioned until the late 1980s, when
vaccines began to be linked to injection-site cancers in cats.
Today, it is known that vaccines are not so harmless, and they are now
considered a medical procedure like any other, with both risks and benefits. In
order to realistically assess the situation and make wise decisions for our dogs
and cats, we need to examine the big question on animal companions minds today.
ARE VACCINES ACTUALLY SAFE?
Conventional veterinarians consider a symptom or condition to be an adverse
reaction only if it occurs within seventy-two hours of vaccination. Acute
reactions are uncommon, but they can be extremely serious, and they can have
long-lasting effects.
Holistic veterinarians agree that symptoms of vaccine-induced diseases can occur
any time during the life of our dogs and cats. In addition, the following known
long-term risks are associated with one or more vaccines.
AUTOANTIBODIES
Antibodies, blood proteins that attack and destroy invading organisms, are the
goal of vaccination. We want the body to produce antibodies against the disease
being vaccinated against. However, the vaccine manufacturing process contains
some quirks that cause the body to make antibodies to a wide variety of
components in the vaccine.
Most vaccines are produced through a culture medium such as eggs, blood serum,
or certain types of cells. The organisms are grown in these nutritious cultures
and then filtered for manufacture into vaccines. While the filters are small
enough to keep out whole cells, both intended viruses and a variety of
unintended loose proteins will end up in the final product.
When injected, the animal's body then makes antibodies to many of the proteins
as well as the virus itself. Studies at Purdue University showed that canine
vaccines grown in calf serum caused antibodies to be made to many calf proteins,
including red blood cells, thyroid, DNA, and connective tissue proteins.
Unfortunately, calf proteins are so similar to dog proteins that the antibodies
react to the puppies' own tissue as well. This is an autoimmune reaction.
Every vaccinated puppy developed multiple autoantibodies, and every additional
booster produced even more autoantibodies. Because the puppies in the Purdue
study were euthanized at twenty-two weeks of age, (welcome to the world of
animal cruelty in "Big Pet Pharma") it is unknown if these autoantibodies would
lead to disease, but logic suggests it is likely. In other words, because
proteins are similar among many animals, antibodies to proteins in the vaccines
can cause an autoimmune reaction. The immune system starts attacking the body's
own organs and tissues.
FELINE CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE
Cat companions know all too well how heart breaking the condition known as
Feline Chronic Renal Failure can be and many cat lovers have wondered why so
many cats die from it. Here is strong evidence that one of the most successful
of all vaccines for animals is involved. The feline panleukopenia vaccine. The
common feline panleukopenia virus is grown in a culture of feline kidney cells.
Recent work at Colorado State University showed that most kittens developed
autoantibodies to their own kidney tissues after being vaccinated for
panleukopenia.
When autoantibodies react with body tissue, the result is inflammation. Each
booster vaccine creates even more antibodies -- and more inflammation. Chronic
low-grade inflammation is the primary cause of feline chronic renal failure (CRF),
which is almost guaranteed to develop in older cats. The authors of the study
suggest (but did not prove) a causal relationship between the panleukopenia
vaccine and the development of CRF.
An auto-immune reaction to kidney proteins injected with the vaccine can cause
the cat's immune system to attack its own kidneys. The chronic low-grade
inflammation generated by this vaccine reaction -- compounded every time the cat
receives a booster -- is a likely contributor to the development of CRF. Annual
boosters for feline panleukopenia are totally unnecessary because the immunity
produced by the initial kitten vaccine is very long lasting. How long lasting?
Perhaps for the life of the cat, however vaccine manufacturers don't test for
long term efficacy.
VACCINE-ASSOCIATED SARCOMAS HAVE REACHED EPIDEMIC PROPORTIONS
Malignant, fatal tumors called fibrosarcomas can be caused by some vaccines in
cats. This cancer occurs in the connective tissue. The two vaccines currently
implicated are rabies and feline leukemia. A third will undoubtedly be joining
the list -- the feline AIDS (FIV) vaccine.
These three products are all killed vaccines made with adjuvants (substances
that increase the immune response). Unfortunately, in cats, this additional
response includes inflammation that can lead to the formation of cancer. Even
worse, every additional vaccine -- indeed, some researchers suggest that every
additional injection of any kind (antibiotics, steroids, insulin, sedatives,
fluids, which holds true for dogs as well) -- may significantly increase the
risk of developing cancer, particularly if the injections are given in the same
place. At least one vaccine maker has recognized this risk and now makes several
effective vaccines that do not contain adjuvants, using advanced recombinant
technology.
When vaccines were given between the shoulder blades, these cancers were
inoperable and fatal because they would grow into the spine, ribcage, and chest.
This became such a serious problem that it is now recommended to give cats the
rabies vaccine in the right hind leg, and leukemia in the left hind leg -- so
that when a tumor does develop, the whole leg can be amputated and thus the
cat's life can be saved.
The rabies vaccine is required by law for most animals in most jurisdictions
because it is a public health hazard. Therefore, it is important from a legal
standpoint to follow your jurisdiction's regulations concerning rabies vaccines
for your pets.
Killed rabies vaccines are labeled for either one or three years; but the
vaccine in the bottle is exactly the same in both cases. The label itself is the
only difference. Request that your dog or cat receive the three-year vaccine,
only once every three years. Better yet, consider a nonadjuvanted vaccine. If
your vet clinic does not carry it, ask if they will order it, if not find one
who will.
If you have come to the conclusion that now is the right time to just say no to
further vaccinations, do keep in mind that some veterinarians and vet techs are
so convinced of the need for vaccines that they may vaccinate your cat or dog
without your permission. If circumstances bring you to a vet you don't trust
completely, try not to let your dog or cat out of your sight.
Both dogs and cats have been force-vaccinated when they were taken into the back
of the clinic for a nail-trim, blood draw, or other simple procedure. In many
cases, the first time that people notice this is on their invoice for payment,
and then it's too late.
Be sure your wishes are clearly stated in your file as well as saying it
directly to your veterinarian. You are your cat's first and last line of defense,
so stay alert!
It is important to remember just who is paying the veterinarians bill. Your
veterinarian works for you, it is a personal service they are rendering and you
have the right to fire them and hire another!
About the author:
*** Celeste Yarnall, PhD is a holistic practitioner and nutritionist,
specializing in supplementation and the species specific, raw carnivore diet.
She is an EFT consultant and member of the prestiious Tapping Solution's,
Insider's Club. She also consults on Non-Verbal communication, visualization
techniques, grief counseling and anti-aging for both people and pets. She is a
Reiki Master, medical intuitive and author of 4 books on holistic health care
for dogs and cats. Her latest book, The Complete Guide to Holistic Cat Care,
chronicles her 11 generations of Tonkinese Cats reared on the principles in her
books and is the recipient of the 2010 CWA Muse Medallion Award. It is the first
anti-aging book ever written for pets. Celeste and her husband, Nazim Artist
have formed the Art of Wellness Collection and live and work in Westlake
Village, CA.
She can be reached through her website,
www.Celestialpets.com .