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| Name: | Kris L. Christine-THE RABIES CHALLENGE FUND |
| E-mail address: | ledgespring@lincoln.midcoast.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://WWW.RABIESCHALLENGEFUND.ORG |
| Comments: | Important news for companion animal owners about a concurrent 5 and 7 year canine rabies vaccine challenge study fund and a rabies vaccine recall: the December 2006/January 2007 (Vol. 8, Issue 6) Animal Wellness Magazine features an article by Ann Brightman on the RCF entitled, How Often Does He REALLY Need a Rabies Shot? at http://animalwellnessmagazine.com/m/m86/main.htm and Get Out Your Wallets, Rabies Challenge Fund a Reality by Nancy Freedman Smith at A Dog's Life http://www.mainetoday.com/pets/dogslife/007915.html (see below and read Aaron Miller's Lincoln County Weekly story Rabies Challenge Kicks Off Fundraiser http://www.courierpub.com/articles/2005/10/12/lincolncountyweekly/local_news/4news.txt Kay Liss's story Nationwide Campaign Launched to Fund Rabies Vaccine Study in the Lincoln County News at http://www.mainelincolncountynews.com/index.cfm?ID=14204; Denise Flaim's 9/19/05 story Challenging the Rabies Vaccine in Newsday http://www.newsday.com/mynews/ny-lspets4432971sep19,0,1274963.column and Nancy Freedman Smith's Story in Maine Today, News, The Rabies Challenge Fund http://blogs.mainetoday.com/dogslife/002976.html) The Rabies Challenge Fund & Master Dog Training at the Womens Podcasting Expo - Show #42
Tue, 18 Jul 2006 12:00:00 GMT (52.2 Mb) http://www.replay-video.com/guide/index.php?start_page=http://applian.com/guide/view_podcast_details.php?show_id=2156 -- permission is granted to post and cross-post this message. Please help to spread the word so we can get these studies underway as soon as possible. Fort Dodge issued a recall of its RabVac 3 TF serial number 873113A rabies vaccine on May 25, 2006 after a vaccinated dog contracted rabies (see The Charlotte Observer article at http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/business/14786163.htm also see Dogs Adverse Reactions webpage: http://www.dogsadversereactions.com/RabvacRecall.html). According to Fort Dodge's recall letter, this batch of vaccine "was released into the veterinary market in November 2004 and expires June 29, 2006." Concerned pet owners or veterinarians can call Fort Dodge about the recalled vaccine is 800-533-8536. This link http://wyovet.uwyo.edu/Diseases_2006.asp will take you to the Wyoming State Vet Lab website which has posted the recall letter. Just click on the appropriate icon. Anyone wishing to have a copy of either the 1992 French challenge study data from a research team led by Michel Aubert in which dogs were demonstrated to be immune to a rabies challenge 5 years after vaccination, or Vascellari's study which documented cancerous tumors in dogs at presumed injection sites of rabies vaccine, please e-mail me. PERMISSION GRANTED TO POST AND CROSS-POST THIS MESSAGE Regards, Kris L. Christine Founder, Co-Trustee The Rabies Challenge Fund http://www.rabieschallengefund.org Donations can be sent to: The Rabies Challenge Fund c/o Hemopet 11330 Markon Drive Garden Grove, CA 92841 World-Famous Scientists Donate Services to The Rabies Challenge Fund Charitable Trust Two world-renowned giants of veterinary vaccine research -- Dr. W. Jean Dodds of Hemopet and Co-Trustee of The Rabies Challenge Fund 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 are to be financed by The Rabies Challenge Fund Charitable Trust, a tax-exemption organization founded by pet vaccine disclosure advocate Kris L. Christine of Maine in 2005, and will be performed by Dr. Schultz at the University of Wisconsin. The University has waived its usual 48% overhead fee for these 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 is 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 that “[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." More information on The Rabies Challenge Fund and the concurrent 5 and 7 year challenge studies it will finance can be found at the fund’s newly established website designed by volunteer Andrea Brin at: www.rabieschallengefund.org. To date, the following breed clubs, along with many pet owners, trainers, breeders, and kennel owners have contributed to The Rabies Challenge Fund: Akita Club of America American Shih Tzu Club Bernese Mountain Dog Club of Nashoba Valley Bernese Mountain Club of SE Wisconsin Capital City Cocker Club Chesapeake, Virginia Dog Fanciers Association Collie Club of Georgia Dog Agility Racing Team of Chino Great River Stockdog Club Heart of Minnesota Great Dane Club Kennel Club of Buffalo Kerry Blue Terrier Foundation Kishwaukee Kennel Club Kuvasz Fanciers of America Lehigh Valley Kennel Club Miniature Schnauzer Club of Southern California Northern Illinois Schutzhund Club Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever Club of Canada Pacific NW Jack Russell Terrier Rescue Network Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier Club Staffordshire Terrier Club of America Standard Schnauzer Club of Southern California Wachusett Kennel Club Evergreen Empire Manchester Terrier Fanciers |
| Name: | Debby Nikon |
| E-mail address: | mikendebby@whtvcable.com |
| Comments: | Wow, what sweet little dogs. My dog is almost 16 years old (just a mutt) and a friend of mine has a little dog like the ones you have and I fell in love with her. Very seriously thinking about getting a little girl from you once my little Molly is gone. Will be in touch! |
| Name: | Jetty van Helvoort |
| E-mail address: | jettyvanhelvoort@hotmail.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://members.home.nl/sanderenjettyvanhelvoort |
| Comments: | What great pictures and variety in dogs. We own three cairns, one girl, two boys. The youngest is Charley, he is a red/blond cairn. Tom and Pepper are dark/brindle and almost 7 years old. It's great watching all the different cairn lovers around the world. Keep up the good work.
Greetings from Holland Sander & Jetty van Helvoort  |
| Name: | Adriana Gallelli |
| E-mail address: | gallellia@aol.com |
| Comments: | I purchased my last Cairn, Mac, from you in 1988. He died last spring just short of his 16th birthday. He had the most gregarious personality and was a very loyal friend and companion. I miss him dearly. Can't wait to get another one. |
| Name: | Liz Jewell |
| E-mail address: | banmhor@bigpond.net.au |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.dogs.net.au/banmhor |
| Comments: | What a lovely home page you've got. Very interesting and well thought out. Thanks for allowing me get to know you and your dogs. Your giftshop is fantastic.
Wishing you all a peaceful and happy Christmas Break. Liz Jewell Perth, Western Australia |
| Name: | Gail Rasmussen |
| E-mail address: | denis.gail@sasktel.net |
| Comments: | Have been loosking around your site. We have a female cairn
from BlairHill Kennels in Minnesota. Our dog has some of the same lineage as a couple of your dogs. We are in the process of getting another cairn from ChrisCairn kennels in Sask. Keep up the good work. Denis & Gail Rasmussen Estevan, SK |
| Name: | Mette Sørum |
| E-mail address: | mette@zalazar.dk |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.zalazar.dk |
| Comments: | Hi Suzanne & George,
I have been enjoying my stay at your well build site. Seen pictures of wonderful dogs with intresting pedigrees . Good luck also in the future. Best wishes Mette Sørum Zalazar Cairns Denmark |
| Name: | Sassa |
| E-mail address: | cairnss@icenet.fi |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.saunalahti.fi/cairnss |
| Comments: | Hei!
Greetings from Finland and our No Copyright Cairns! You have lovely site and nice photos ;)) Sassa |
| Name: | Nancy Lopaschuk |
| E-mail address: | nanrich@cyberlink.bc.ca |
| Comments: | Suz and George
Your website is lovely. Really enjoyed all the pictures and how easy it was to move around in. We don't have high speed so was impressed at how quickly everything loaded up. Kudos to the web designer!!! |
| Name: | Joanne Leslie |
| E-mail address: | joanne.leslie@shaw.ca |
| Comments: | Hi Suzanne and George:
Just took a peak at your website -- very nicely done. |
| Name: | Rena |
| Comments: | Nicely done site. I enjoyed viewing it. |
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