| ADVISORY: Don't Let A Vet Prescribe Premarin for Your Dog! National Humane Group Urges Vets and Caregivers to Consider Cruelty-Free Alternatives SACRAMENTO (Aug. 3) - United Animal Nations is calling on all veterinarians and dog caregivers to say "no" to Premarin prescriptions for canines.This will help put a halt to a new market for a drug which already inflicts suffering on tens of thousands of horses each year. Premarin is a hormone replacement therapy made with estrogens derived from the urine of pregnant mares. It already is being prescribed to an estimated 9 million American women to treat menopausal symptoms and, as we've recently learned from our UAN members, is now being prescribed to treat incontinence, hair loss and possibly other ailments in dogs. UAN has long urged women to consider plant-based and synthetic alternatives to Premarin given the unnatural and inhumane conditions - including small stalls, months-long confinement, limited water and little or no exercise - endured by tens of thousands of pregnant mares annually in order to produce Premarin. UAN also has worked to educate the public about the dire fate of the foals born to these mares. Considered
"byproducts" by the industry, most are sold for slaughter, their However, these sources also confirmed that, at least for urinary incontinence, there
are other ways to treat the problem in dogs without perpetuating the abuse associated with
Premarin. One example is Phenylpropanolamine, a decongestant used by many vets to
treat canine incontinence. |