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Premarin


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What is Premarin?

Premarin News:

The Rise and Fall of the PMU Industry
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer acquired major drug manufacturer, Wyeth, for 68 billion dollars... read more.

Will Pfizer-Wyeth merger cure PMU horse blues?
In reading about the proposed merger — or buyout — of Wyeth by Pfizer, the horse advocate immediately wonders what impact it will have, if approved, on the PMU horse situation... read more.

It's a Scandal! It's an Outrage!
New hormone replacement therapy with a new name to be approved by the FDA after only 2 years of testing! APRELA uses prenant mares urine!... read more.

The Effect the HRT drug Premarin has on women
The women’s health initiative conducted a 5 year government funded study on the effects HRT has on women and the findings were astounding... read more.

Alternatives to Hormone Replacement Therapy
Examples of natural products... read more.

Jury declares Wyeth's HRT drug caused woman's breast cancer
Awards $1.5 million in damages... read more.

What is Premarin?
 
Mare in a pee line
Mare in a "Pee Line"
The hormone replacement therapy PREMARIN (PREgnant MARes urINe) and other products such as PremPro and PremPhase are taken by millions of women every day. With recent news that these drugs have been medically proven to cause cancer, blood clots, and other harmful medical conditions in women, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals has cut production of Premarin by 50%. Although in the long run this is good news, currently there are 20,000 stallions, mares and foals without homes. Some are being rescued by individuals, some by non-profit groups, but the majority are sent to slaughter for human consumption.

For those pregnant PMU mares who still have their jobs, their days of suffering are far from over. They live each day in cramped stalls too small to even lie down, they are denied free access to water, standing for up to six months in a “pee-line” with rubber collection cups hooked tightly around their urethras. Once they have their foals, they are immediately impregnated and brought back to the “pee-line”. The foals are sent to auction, ultimately to slaughter, since they are a “by-product” of the industry. When the mares are too old to bear any more foals, they are then sent to auction, and like the foals, sent to the slaughter house.

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