Healing Animals & the Vision of One Health
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Healing Animals & Page 1 The Vision Of One Health Michael W. Fox Page 2 Praise for Healing Animals & the Vision of One Health DR MICHAEL W FOX is a national treasure. In his latest book he moves through a wide scope of worldwide plight of animals wild and domestic. He allows his readers inside his heart and mind, and this is the heart of a healer in every sense of the word. They will smile in remembrance, cry is sympathy and share anger at things unjust, but mostly they will awaken their inner voices and hopefully listen more to that Truth that resides in every sentient Being, for it is that which makes us civilized, happy and truly prosperous. RICHARD PALMQUIST, DVM, Chief of Integrative Veterinary Health Services, Centinela Animal Hospital, President-elect and research chair, AHVMA Author of Integrating Complementary Medicine into Veterinary Practice Healing Animals will rock your conceptual world. It is the end all be all Book … no further reading is required for an instant shift in ones consciousness with regards to how animals and the earth are viewed, experienced and treated. It is a must read for all veterinarians, healers and animal care givers. DR. BOB AND SUSAN GOLDSTEIN, Authors of The Wellness and Longevity Program for Dogs and Cats After almost two decades practicing veterinary medicine, I am still learning how to muscle through times of despair, those days I lose more lives than I save, and Dr. Fox’s new book, Healing Animals, will help to fortify the healer within all of us. Dr. Fox uses research and his unique perspective working in developing countries to point out numerous ethical dilemmas facing our profession: Overdependence on corporate profit margins has eroded quality animal husbandry and compassionate care. Through this book, we learn the problems of agribusiness, vaccination, and commercial pet and livestock food as well as solutions, such as consuming less meat, control of genetically modified food and the importance of eating organic. Thank you Dr Fox for injecting a bit of hybrid vigor into our practices and reminding us that we will always have the most important aspect of being compassionate veterinarians—our ability to discern and dissect the truth and keep a critical eye on the origin of information. DONNA KELLEHER, DVM, Author of The Last Chance Dog Dr. Michael Fox has done it again. Dr. Fox has always been a role model for me, both as an animal behaviorist and a pioneer in holistic, integrative veterinary medicine. His new book is a pinnacle of his career. He dares to speak the truth about human animal relations and its implications for the 21st century. Kudos to Dr. Fox for sharing his wisdom and insights in a heartfelt, professional book that will touch animal lovers and stimulate them to action throughout the world. Allen M. Schoen, MS, DVM, Author of Kindred Spirits Page 3 As I read this book I found remarkable parallels with my own life – like Michael Fox I loved ponds when a child (and almost drowned in one). I also had a burning desire to work with animals. I too trained at the Royal Veterinary College, London, and, like Michael, I left conventional veterinary medicine to pursue a different veterinary track. In my case it was to specialize in natural therapies such as homeopathy and acupuncture. In Michael’s case, it has been a career of work with animal protection and welfare. This book is a distillation of his lifetime’s work with animals. Dr. Fox reveals the suffering animals endure at the hand of humans, explains the interconnectedness of humans and animals with each other and with the world itself, and details the many ways in which science and agribusiness is causing damage and destruction to farm animals and crops, to pets, to humans and to the earth itself. It is a thought provoking book, one which will make anyone who reads it more aware of the existing and potential risks to us, our animals and our environment, and the need to take action before it is too late. RICHARD ALLPORT, BVetMed, VetMFHom, MRCVS The Natural Medicine Centre, Potters Bar, Herts, England I have had the pleasure of knowing the author for several decades as we’ve traversed parallel yet different paths focused on the health and well-being of all sentient beings. We both graduated within two years of each other, Michael in the UK, myself in Canada. This manuscript is heartfelt and offers important yet painful sorties into the myriad complexities of our “modern” world. It is a cautionary tale, which charts our path through the choppy waters of commercialism, commoditization, and exploitation on the world platform. Some would call this progressive, others see it as a disaster in the making. The first important message of this manuscript is: “Human Well-being means Health Care People Care + Animal Care + Earth Care.” Following that comes discussion and ranking of animal suffering worldwide. Powerful words follow in “those qualities or virtues that makes us human – humility, compassion and selfless benevolence—will continue to be crushed by the arrogance, ignorance and selfishness of our species.” Next we have “reducing animal consumption: a bioethical imperative,” as “The singularly most damaging environmental footprint upon this planet is caused by our collectively costly and damaging appetite for meat.” He further states that “The incorporation of cloned and transgenic farm animals into conventional, industrial agriculture is ethically, economically and environmentally unacceptable.” Chapters addressing conflicts in the veterinary profession, the tripartite nature of holistic medicine, the genetic engineering and cloning of animals, and documented concerns about many manufactured pet foods are exceptionally compelling. Bravo, my friend! W. JEAN DODDS, DVM Hemopet/Hemolife, Garden Grove CA Page 4 BOOKS BY DR. MICHAEL W. 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