Re: was Mick/now cancer

Bonnie,

My vet put it this way. He said that we see more cancers in pets 1. because
their overall care is better and they live longer and 2. because of lawn
chemicals and household pesticides.
We lost our old Coonhound to Lymphosarcoma . We
adopted him as an adult, so it's speculation in our case, but there's been
some correlation of 2,4-d (common weed killer) and Lymphosarcoma .

In addition, our old family doctor predicted (in about 1973) an increase in
cancers, particularly breast cancer, due to growth hormones fed to cattle
and estrogen-mimicking pesticides. He said that we'd know when the
threshold was reached when pre-teens showed signs of premature development
and when we started hearing about men's breast cancer. A quick look at any
4th or 5th grade class will show that the first has happened. I have two
friends whose husbands are undergoing treatment for breast cancer. Another
died about a year ago.

Chickens these days go so quickly from chick to the processor ( a matter of
a few weeks) that their exposure to pesticides is likely to be less than it
was a dozen years ago - though the common commercial diet it extremely
unsavory.

d



----- Original Message ----- From: "Bonnie Holmes" <holmesbm@usit.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2006 6:11 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] now Mick- americana!/ shipping dates


I got to thinking the other day about why so many animals seem to die of
cancer.  I have this neat toy that my dog loves...you fill it full of
these
little liver treats and the dog has to figure out how to move the toy to
get them.  When I went to refill the toy, I read the label on the "liver
treats" and noticed that they were mostly made of chicken livers.  I
remember reading over fifteen years ago that many scientists had stopped
eating chicken livers because of the chemical residues.  So, I decided to
go another route.  I am wondering if the  food and treats we are feeding
our pets are so loaded with chemicals that they succumb to cancer.
Thoughts?

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