This is a must read for dog and cat owners:
http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2008/06/our-view-on-dru.html#more
So many of these agencies have been gutted and turned into support systems for corporations and developers.
I encourage people to write their state representatives about your concern about what is happening in the FDA
http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2008/06/our-view-on-dru.html#more
During the process that took ProHeart 6 off the market, the drug's maker investigated and denounced a Food and Drug Administration scientist who gathered the damning data. And instead of protecting its scientist, the FDA booted her off the case and tried to have her criminally prosecuted.
It's a disturbing tale for anyone who relies on pharmaceutical companies and the FDA to ensure that medicines for animals and humans are safe, one that raises questions about the conduct of a major corporation and its federal regulator.
So many of these agencies have been gutted and turned into support systems for corporations and developers.
I encourage people to write their state representatives about your concern about what is happening in the FDA