I know someone else on Ridcamp
said they were at a farm where a couple of horses had dies after having been
wormed with this wormer, but I can't find the post.
Here's the post & address of
person that lost horses. From: [RC-Digest] Vol:
03.3533
From: Sharon Levasseur <sharon1359@xxxxxxxxxxx> Subject:
[RC] Bimectin - may not be a hoax.
Got this from a
crosspost on another listserve: -------------
Hi Judy, Thank You for
your well wishes, Im so sorry I havent updated the group, I have been so busy
and fuzzy minded the last few days...This is the latest update, below. (Also
a woman called BIMEDA and they said that my horses had not been seen in 7
days.?) Well TODAY is the 7th day from WORMING them, they were wormed
last wednesday, got sick on thursday and died on the weekend, and as
we speak my darling horses body parts are in labs being tested. So the 7
day stuff just doesn't wash...I'm guessing the smear campagin and the "cover
their rears" is about to begin.
Im already getting harassing and strange
phone calls from them, and their lawyers are threating to take me to court if
I say anything about BIMECTIN. Well my attorney says I can say anything I
like as long as its the truth, so im still talking and going to continue
to do as as long as they continue with the denials. One more note, I have
been in contact by e-mail and phone to others that as I type, are sick, and
some sadly dead, with the SAME symptoms as mine...and same wormer. I figure
most people will come to their own decisions on that little "
conincidence"?..And they are all ages, breeds,and in several states.
Kerry
Please feel free to cross post this letter and thankyou for
your support. I will need it in the comming days as the company begins its
full "Spin" . =================================================== After
further consultaion with my attorney, and after receiving both warning
letters, and strange phone calls from the BIMEDA Company I am releasing this
statement. Please feel free to foward to interested parties. I received a
WARNING letter today! For and on behalf of: Bimeda Inc and part of Cross
Vetpharm Holdings Plc PD Brady Group Company Secretary and Group Chief Legal
Officer That in part stated that if I continued to make comments
about BIMECTIN they would take me to court for slander etc. I
then recieved a message on my answering machine from the BIMEDA vet saying
that "He had a found out some "infomation" what I was feeding my horses, and
that was the "real problem", and that he wanted to send out a specilist to
check that my other horses where not in danger, and that he thought my other
horses where in danger, and the sepcialist would come to help "save" my other
horses."
(THIS QUOTE IS NOT VERBATIUM) I of course called my vet to
enquire if my feed samples came back with something wrong. My vet has
given NO REPORT or infomation to BIMEDA. He said that my
(remaining) horses are FINE and HEALTHY. And my feed report (that he
anticipates will come back FINE as ALL my horses eat it, and ONLY the ones
that used this product are dead and sick!) Therefore what
"infomation" BIMEDA could have recieved is mind boggling. So thats a bit
strange, I have been told by my attorney that it is just a scare tactic,
so that BIMEDA can have access to my property. If they want to
enquire about access to my property they can call my attorney. I feel I
did the right thing, I sent out a warning to other horse owners that there
MAY be a problem and to use caution. It dismays me that the company that says
that they have the animals welfare in mind would infact do all they can to
smear me, and cover their backsides.
Wouldnt you think a caring company
would be screaming from the hill tops "STOP let us test first! and then TEST
AGAIN, we dont want to take ANY RISKS!" Instead they are saying..." We
tested....Everything is fine" So it really comes down to their FINANCIAL
BOTTOM LINE..dosnt it?? Yet I am recieving E-mails and phone calls
from people that AS WE SPEAK, have SICK and DEAD horses, after using
this product with the SAME or SIMILAR symptoms as my horses. And they
ALL used this product, and NOT just my batch number but AT LEAST ONE OTHER
BATCH NUMBER TOO. Its sad to me that a little person like me is being stepped
on HARD by a animal health giant, when all I am doing is trying to help my
fellow horsepersons, and the horses they love.
This is NOT an internet
HOAX, as has been reported in some circles. This is the REAL DEAL, my horses
are SICK and DEAD, and others are in similar condition with the same/similar
symptoms. We are awating on the necropsy results and anticipate that we will
have them in a few days.I have done everything I can with the advice of my
attorney and my vet. It is all I can do as a little person in a world full
of company giants. Kerry
