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2023-05-27 -Land of the Free

FDA Bans Farmers from Caring for Their Own Animals Without Costly Vet Approval

[PJMedia] For the last, oh, I don’t know... forever... ranchers and farmers large and small have taken care of their livestock with antibiotics and antimicrobials that were available at farm stores. These medicines treat common illnesses and infections that people who own large animals and livestock are very familiar with and qualified to treat. They have been trusted to do so for as long as these medicines have been available. The first chicken antibiotics were introduced in 1948. Since then, there has been no call nor reason to regulate these items. Many farmers and ranchers tend to many of their animals’ veterinary needs, which is a part of being a responsible animal handler who needs to keep costs down.
Another power move by unelected officials.
It would be ridiculous to take a chicken to the vet. When chickens are sick, you consult with other chicken owners and go buy the needed items to make them well again. It was a good system.

But NOW, the unelected, unaccountable, faceless, nameless, power-hungry monarchs at the FDA have decided that none of our farmers, ranchers, or hobbyists will be allowed to have those medicines anymore without visiting the vet for a prescription. This will cost the farmers tens of thousands of dollars a year in added vet bills, which they will then pass onto the consumer, forcing prices even higher during a time of record inflation.

There was no debate in Congress, no federal law passed, no chance for a town hall or public debate, no reading of a bill, no commercials warning the public so they could stop this encroachment on liberty and sanity. We have been informed by federal decree that this is now our new reality.
Much more at the link. Several years ago here in Tennessee I was no longer able to get penecilian at my Farmers' CO-OP. Had to get a veterinarin to prescribe it.

Posted by Deacon Blues 2023-05-27 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11137 views ] Top

#1 Full effect in June. I expect a run on available inventory at Rural King and Tractor Supply in the next few days. I’ll buy what’s available for sure

Posted by Slenter Panda4300 2023-05-27 06:09|| 2023-05-27 06:09|| Front Page Top

#2 Big pharma hard at work.

Posted by Besoeker 2023-05-27 06:17|| 2023-05-27 06:17|| Front Page Top

#3 ...At the risk of sounding ever so slightly conspiratorial...I wonder how much of this is a quiet desire on the part of Certain Bureaucrats to make sure that there will never be another repeat of the ivermectin challenge.

Can't have the Baldricks finding something that works better the next time they're told to sit down, shut up, take their plague and like it.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2023-05-27 07:03|| 2023-05-27 07:03|| Front Page Top

#4 This is the Supreme Court to resolve the government overreach. There are probably vets who will help work sound this in the mean time.

Posted by Super Hose 2023-05-27 07:06|| 2023-05-27 07:06|| Front Page Top

#5 Curious.
Same failed strategy for tractor repair.

Farmers Fight For Right To Repair Their Own Equipment

Deere gives farmers long-sought ability to repair their own tractors

Posted by Skidmark 2023-05-27 07:19|| 2023-05-27 07:19|| Front Page Top

#6 The ivermectin humiliation probably plays into it short term. But in terms of the long project, I suspect it's to create another choke point for independent food production as much as anything else. To paraphrase the Road Warrior, 'if you want to eat, you talk to me'.

Posted by Cesare 2023-05-27 08:36|| 2023-05-27 08:36|| Front Page Top

#7 The time for nullification is now, followed by a national divorce.

I also wonder if the likes of Monsanto and Bill Gates aren't lurking, ready to scoop up more farmland as more farmers possibly have to give up their land as they find it hard to meet increased regulatory costs.

On a related note, here's some good news (but that it had to come to this in the first place is pathetic enough):

Supreme Court Sides With 94-Year-Old Woman Whose Home Equity Was Seized By County

Posted by DooDahMan 2023-05-27 09:28|| 2023-05-27 09:28|| Front Page Top

#8 The Deere fight was against a corporation trying to sell you stuff and leveraging that into additional cash, by tying you into proprietary service to maintain your warranty. The FDA stuff is government overreach. Deere is in the marketplace. The FDA is screwing with the marketplace similar to what the EPA does on the regular. The FDA needs to be disassembled and replaced with something less corrupt- i.e. use different people and rules.

Posted by Super Hose 2023-05-27 09:38|| 2023-05-27 09:38|| Front Page Top

#9 "Since then, there has been no call nor reason to regulate these items."

On the contrary, I've been hearing for decades about how antibiotics are overused and are inducing drug resistance in organisms that also infect humans. (Drug resistance would develop naturally without overuse too, but it would take a lot longer--long enough for us to develop new antibiotics.)

I'm told that putting antibiotics in the feed encourages faster weight gain, and also am told that farmers now understand the risks and that most of them don't do that anymore.

Maybe it is still an issue, and maybe not, but it seems disingenuous to pretend it hasn't been a worry.

Posted by James 2023-05-27 09:44|| https://idontknowbut.blogspot.com 2023-05-27 09:44|| Front Page Top

#10 The FDA garners so much goodwill on a daily basis being in bed with Big Pharma, so in the end, this shouldn't be a huge surprise.

Posted by DooDahMan 2023-05-27 09:45|| 2023-05-27 09:45|| Front Page Top

#11 My veterinarians hate this.

Posted by Deacon Blues 2023-05-27 10:33|| 2023-05-27 10:33|| Front Page Top

#12 Yep
A vet visit for my 12 pound Rat Terrier cost $100.00
I wonder what a vet visit for a 2,000 pound Angus bull costs?

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2023-05-27 10:41|| 2023-05-27 10:41|| Front Page Top

#13 The ivermectin humiliation probably plays into it short term. But in terms of the long project, I suspect it's to create another choke point for independent food production as much as anything else.

Posted by swksvolFF 2023-05-27 10:53|| 2023-05-27 10:53|| Front Page Top

#14 It's all part of the plan.

Posted by DooDahMan 2023-05-27 11:06|| 2023-05-27 11:06|| Front Page Top

#15 A snapshot of veterinary medicine availability in the very horsey (my wife's ) and very cattle rich Carson Valley, NV may point towards another reason. Large animal vets are very hard to find and younger/middle-aged vet are leaving large animal practices. The reason is simple, long hours, often bad weather conditions, heavy workload( both literal and figurative), need for mobile equipment and often slow pay. Small animal (essentially pets) clinics are more comfortable, higher rate of clientele service, immediate payment, equipment on-site and weekends off. Large animal vets are in huge demand and seem to usually have a calling to it, especially for horses. So maybe this is about getting a better revenue stream to the evaporating large animal vet practices?

Posted by NoMoreBS 2023-05-27 11:46|| 2023-05-27 11:46|| Front Page Top

#16 I purchase all my meat from local farmers. They all tell me they don’t use antibiotics unless the animal is sick. They usually slaughter their animals while they are young. My pork is slaughtered at six months. The farmers have practices to keep their livestock healthy naturally.

Posted by Ebbuger Whuque4103 2023-05-27 14:23|| 2023-05-27 14:23|| Front Page Top

#17 Will drive the livestock industry consolidation toward large feeding lots that can afford to have a vet on staff.

Posted by Enver Slager8035 2023-05-27 22:48|| 2023-05-27 22:48|| Front Page Top

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