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| Name: | Kris L. Christine RABIES CHALLENGE FUND |
| E-mail address: | ledgespring@lincoln.midcoast.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.RabiesChallengeFund.org |
| Comments: | The Rabies Challenge Fund - Important news about concurrent 5 and 7 year canine rabies vaccine challenge studies (www.RabiesChallengeFund.org) and rabies vaccine recall:
RABIES CHALLENGE FUND REACHES FIRST-YEAR GOAL: http://www.mainelincolncountynews.com/index.cfm?ID=26297 PETS: RABIES VACCINE RESEARCH MAY SAVE SOME PAIN http://www.newsday.com/search/ny-lspets5278482jul02,0,6559208.column THE VACCINE CHALLENGE http://www.animaltalknaturally.com:80/2007/05/01/the-vaccine-challenge-show-91/ HOW OFTEN DOES HE REALLY NEED A RABIES SHOT? - http://animalwellnessmagazine.com/m/m86/main.htm GET OUT YOUR WALLETS, RABIES CHALLENGE FUND A REALITY http://www.mainetoday.com/pets/dogslife/007915.html Are We Overvaccinating our Pets? http://www.spanieljournal.com/28lbaughan.html THE RABIES CHALLENGE FUND http://blogs.mainetoday.com/dogslife/002976.html RABIES CHALLENGE FUND KICKS OFF FUNDRAISER http://www.courierpub.com/articles/2005/10/12/lincolncountyweekly/local_news/4news.txt NATIONWIDE CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED TO FUND RABIES VACCINE STUDY http://www.mainelincolncountynews.com/index.cfm?ID=14204 Challenging the Rabies Vaccine http://www.newsday.com/mynews/ny-lspets4432971sep19,0,1274963.column The Rabies Challenge Fund & Master Dog Training at the Womens Podcasting Expo - Show #42 http://www.replay-video.com/guide/index.php?start_page=http://applian.com/guide/view_podcast_details.php?show_id=2156 . Fort Dodge recalled RabVac 3 TF serial number 873113A rabies vaccine May 25, 2006 after a vaccinated dog contracted rabies (The Charlotte Observer http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/business/14786163.htm; http://www.dogsadversereactions.com/RabvacRecall.html). This batch of vaccine "was released into the veterinary market in November 2004 and expires June 29, 2006." Concerned owners can call Fort Dodge at 800-533-8536. Wyoming's State Vet Lab posted the recall letter at http://wyovet.uwyo.edu/Diseases_2006.asp. For a copy of Aubert's 1992 French challenge study demonstrating dogs to be immune to a rabies challenge 5 years after vaccination or Vascellari's study documenting fibrosarcomas in dogs at presumed rabies vaccine injection sites, e-mail me at ledgespring@lincoln.midcoast.com . PERMISSION GRANTED TO POST AND CROSS-POST THIS MESSAGE Kris L. Christine Founder, Co-Trustee The Rabies Challenge Fund www.RabiesChallengeFund.org Two world-renowned giants of veterinary vaccine research -- Dr. W. Jean Dodds of Hemopet and Co-Trustee of The Rabies Challenge Fund www.RabiesChallengeFund.org and Dr. Ronald Schultz of the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine -- have volunteered their time to ensure that critical 5 and 7 year rabies challenge studies are conducted in the United States. The studies will be financed by The Rabies Challenge Fund Charitable Trust, a tax-exemption organization founded by Maine pet vaccine disclosure advocate Kris L. Christine in 2005, and will be performed by Dr. Schultz. The University of Wisconsin has waived its 48% overhead fee for the studies. The concurrent challenge studies will determine the duration of immunity conveyed by the canine rabies vaccine, with the goal of extending the state-mandated interval for boosters to 5, and then to 7 years. According to Dr. Dodds, “This is one of the most important projects in veterinary medicine. It will benefit all dogs by providing evidence that protection from rabies vaccination lasts at least 5 years, thereby avoiding unnecessary revaccination with its attendant risk of debilitating adverse reactions. " Scientific data indicate that vaccinating dogs against rabies every three years, as most states require, is unnecessary. Studies have shown the duration of protective immunity as measured by serum antibody titers against rabies virus to persist for seven years post-vaccination, and results of a 1992 French challenge study led by Michel Aubert demonstrated dogs were immune to rabies five years after vaccination. Researchers believe the rabies vaccine causes the most and worst adverse reactions in animals and concur that it should not be given more often than necessary to maintain immunity. Adverse reactions to rabies vaccination can include autoimmune diseases affecting the thyroid, joints, blood, eyes, skin, kidney, liver, bowel and central nervous system; anaphylactic shock; aggression; seizures; epilepsy; and fibrosarcomas at injection sites. Dr. Schultz states “[s]howing that a vaccine for rabies can provide 5 or preferably 7 years of immunity would have great significance not only in controlling rabies but more importantly in reducing the adverse vaccine reactions that can occur in dogs and cats after vaccination." Information on The Rabies Challenge Fund can be found at: www.RabiesChallengeFund.org . WWW.RABIESCHALLENGEFUND.ORG The following, along with many pet owners, trainers, breeders, and kennel owners, have contributed to The Rabies Challenge Fund: Belleville and District Kennel Club Dachshund Club of America Health and Welfare Trust Fund Antelope Valley Kennel Club Norwegian Elkhound Association of Minnesota Kuvasz Club of America Star of the North Chinese Shar-Pei Club Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier Club of America American Shih Tzu Club Akita Club of America Great River Stockdog Club Dog Agility Racing Team of Chino Collie Club of Georgia Chesapeake, Virginia Dog Fanciers Association Capital City Cocker Club Bernese Mountain Dog Club of SE Wisconsin Bernese Mountain Dog Club of Nashoba Valley Leigh Valley Kennel Club Kuvasz Fanciers of America Kishwaukee Kennel Club Kerry Blue Terrier Foundation Kennel Club of Buffalo Heart of Minnesota Great Dane Club Pacific NW Jack Russell Terrier Rescue Network Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever Club of Canada Northern Illinois Schutzhund Club Miniature Schnauzer Club of Southern California Bernese Mountain Dog Club of the Greater Twin Cities Great Plains Bearded Collie Club Door County Scottie Rally Great Dane Club of New England Wachusett Kennel Club Evergreen Empire Manchester Terrier Fanciers Chicagoland Old English Sheepdog Club Standard Schnauzer Club of Southern California Staffordshire Terrier Club of America Saint Bernard Club of America Pacific Rim Golden Retriever Club American Bulldog Association Northeastern Indiana Kennel Club The Alaskan Malamute Club Saluki Club of Canada Great Dane Club of America Bernese Mountain Club of South Carolina Lakeshore Pembroke Welsh Corgi Club Iron Range Dog Training Club Alaskan Malamute Club of America Northeastern Indiana Kennel Club Bernese Mountain Club of Northern California Animal Farm Foundation American Bullmastiff Association Bichon Frise Club of America Twin Cities Llasa Apso Club Youngstown All-Breed Training Club Valparaiso Kennel Club Ochlockonee River Kennel Club of Florida Bernese Mountain Dog Club of America Paw Print Dog Club Health and Rescue Foundation of PBGVCA Akita Welfare League Greater Pittsburgh Golden Retriever Club Dog Agility Racing Team of Chino Western Reserve Kennel Club Onondaga Kennel Association Parson Russell Terrier Association of America Pembroke Welsh Corgi Clug of Southern California Sporting Dog Fanciers of New Mexico Lake Eustis Kennel Club The American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association Doberman Pinscher Club of America National Labrador Retriever Club Daybreak Kennel Bearded Collie Club of America Victory Crossroads Kennel Club Potugusese Water Dog Club of Northern California Bernese Mountain Dog Club of the Greater Twin Cities Muncie Obedience Training Club The National Capital Bearded Collie Club Siberian Husky Health Foundation Great River Stockdog Club Gig HArbor Kennel Club Krusin Kanines Agility Club Paws Abilities Dog Training Weimaraner Foundation Fund Southland Weimaraner Club Nutmeg Portuguese Water Dog Club, Inc. Golden Gate Gordon Setter Club St Louis Herding Club Portuguese Water Dog Club of America Chinese Crested Club of Southern California Portuguese Water Dog Foundation, Inc WWW.RABIESCHALLENGEFUND.ORG -- www.RabiesChallengeFund.org |
| Name: | marie-louise & frank |
| E-mail address: | nagyfrank@sympatico.ca |
| Comments: | great pictures as we have known them all their lives
miss and love you will talk and see each other asap keep up with all the excellent work ml and frank |
| Name: | Bill (wolf-hawk) royer |
| E-mail address: | wolfhawk259@aol.com |
| Comments: | I read your story and as a macho cowboy, I'm not supposed to admit this. You had tears rolling down my cheeks and I'm still covered in goose bumps. I am honored to have met you Daria. You are good people and your circles will return to you. You are needed. As a problem horse trainer I don't feel I can tell you anything you already don't know about the emotional issues of horses (animals) In my book ,you are a GEM. My very very best wishes to you and you generous endeavers. May the Great Mystery keep that beautiful smile in your heart. Its contagious! Bill |