Il maiale più famoso del web è stato salvato dal cancro con una raccolta fondi
Il maiale più famoso del web è stato salvato dal cancro con una raccolta fondi

Il maiale più famoso del web è stato salvato dal cancro con una raccolta fondi

 Esther The Pig
 Esther The Pig
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We’ve received some really ridiculous news, and it looks like we’re gonna need some help. It turns out it’s “illegal” to administer chemo therapy to any animal that the CFIA (Canadian Food Inspection Agency) considers a “food animal”. We found out on Tuesday, because we have a chicken from HEEFS named Anne with Leukaemia, and the hospital is not allowed to treat her despite our request that they do (and/or how badly the hospital wants to do it). Yes, Anne is a chicken -and Esther a pig-, but they are companion animals that will NEVER become food. We dealt with a very similar stupid situation last fall, when we almost went to New York for Esther’s scan. It created an absolute shitstorm because the CFIA wanted to quarantine her, simply because she’s a pig. Since this situation came to light, we have heard from countless people with an ailing animal that their veterinarians are able, but not legally allowed to treat. For example, there’s a cow going blind because they’re not allowed to give him the eye drops that would slow/stop progression of his condition. This regulation doesn’t just effect cancer patients, it effects a huge number of conditions/medications, and a huge number of animals that are currently suffering because they aren’t allowed to receive medical treatment. These blanket regulations are out of date, and they need to change. We have reached out to the CFIA to start discussions not only for Anne, but for Esther, and for any other animal that needs medical care/treatment, but we still haven’t heard back from them. It’s insane that every step of the way we (and anyone else who really cares for farmed animals) face roadblocks, just because they’re not typical “companion animals”. It shouldn’t matter. We hope to god Esther doesn’t need chemo, but we’re not gonna sit around and wait to find out before we make sure she’ll have access to it if need be. Anne shouldn’t have to wait for us to figure it out either, nor should anybody else with a non-traditional companion animal that requires medical care. They were lucky enough to escape the life they were born to live, it shouldn’t be this hard for us, or anybody else to take care of them.

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