>>>> It's not a question of whether vaccines are good or effective. We all know they are important and that they save pain, suffering and lives.
It depends on your definition of "we" I guess. I talked to a woman about buying an imported Icelandic mare a couple of years ago. The mare had been in the USA for several years, and the owner had put a boatload of money into the mare's training and boarding - in addition to the mare's initial purchase price. (I'm pretty sure the training alone had been WELL over $10,000, for a mare that supposedly was initially trained....and she still had issues.) I was absolutely shocked that the woman literally had tens of thousands of dollars in the mare, but had NEVER vaccinated her for anything. Nada. She was on the east coast too, where many diseases are rampant. Her reason? "It's too hard on their immune system." Well, best I can tell, EEE, WEE, WNV and rabies aren't so great for the old immune system too. When Stali's and Svertla's story came out last year, I got several private e-mails from people telling me of others who aren't vaccinating their Icelandic's for ANYTHING. I was aghast that people with so much money and supposedly so much education could be so naïve. Apparently this woman isn't the only one. Karen Karen Thomas Wingate, NC No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.13.35/1040 - Release Date: 9/30/2007 9:01 PM
