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We, the Undersigned, endorse the following petition:

STOP KILLING HEALTHY PREMARIN FOALS!!!!

Target: Robert Essner, President, Chairman, CEO, Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories, Inc.
Sponsor: Brenda Bostick
  • Signatures: 382
  • Goal: 40,000
  • Deadline: 5-10-2005
Premarin foals need your help. Over 40,000 healthy foals are killed per year needlessly, because Wyeth-Ayerst Inc. uses their mothers urine in a hormone replacement drug called premarin when a alternitive product is available; the foals are simply by-products.

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Number Date Name State Country Why I am signing this petition
382 7:42 am PST, Nov 6 Jessica Harris Illinois United States As a result of my school research paper, I have found out about this "mess" about Premarin. I think that the conditions are terrible and that the colts shouldn't be sold to slaughter houses but sent to rescue ranches and adoption places. The poor mares shouldn't have to live through those conditions either. I understand that companies are using PMU to help women (post menopausal) but the horses are suffering and thats what is bothering me.
381 8:00 am PDT, Oct 9 Cynthia Gillis Massachusetts United States This disgusts me! I cant believe this drug is still on the market!
380 10:32 am PDT, Sep 29 Mia Wyatt Maryland United States I love horses, and they deserve a better fate.
379 10:30 am PDT, Sep 29 Diane Craycraft Maryland United States THIS HORSE ABUSE NEEDS TO STOP NOW!!!!!!!
378 5:50 pm PDT, Aug 16 paula eaton Missouri United States  
377 2:55 pm PDT, Aug 15 Jillyanne Michelle Cape Missouri United States  
376 9:19 am PDT, Aug 12 Annie Wheat West Virginia United States  
375 1:26 am PDT, Aug 8 roxie schliesman Wisconsin United States  
374 8:45 pm PDT, Aug 6 Heidi Barragan Georgia United States I refuse to stand by and watch innocent animals tortured to make women going through menapause feel better.
373 7:35 am PDT, Aug 6 SL VSL   Bulgaria  
372 1:28 pm PDT, Aug 5 susie holman   United Kingdom  
371 8:40 am PDT, Aug 4 ALPHA WI   Germany  
370 10:58 am PDT, Aug 2 MARGARET MUNSON HALL Pennsylvania United States This is not the type of industry that a civilized country should be part of. We do not have to treat our animal population like this. I am the owner of a Premarin Foal. They should not be used of this.
369 10:13 am PDT, Jul 31 Gwen Hoss Colorado United States  
368 5:23 am PDT, Jul 31 Stephanie Colson Oklahoma United States  
367 4:56 am PDT, Jul 31 Jacquie Schell   Australia  
366 10:47 pm PDT, Jul 30 Dominique Marquez California United States  
365 7:12 pm PDT, Jul 30 Jacqueline Tremlin Idaho United States  
364 11:17 am PDT, Jul 30 Angela Yearian Illinois United States  
363 7:28 am PDT, Jul 30 Anne Thompson   United Kingdom  
362 10:32 pm PDT, Jul 29 Elaine Secondo Connecticut United States  
361 1:06 pm PDT, Jul 29 Sean Noyes   Finland  
360 11:36 am PDT, Jul 29 Heather Wolf Washington United States  
359 10:03 am PDT, Jul 29 Mateja Zerjal   Slovenia  
358 7:46 am PDT, Jul 29 Kirsikka Ahtiala   Finland  
357 6:43 am PDT, Jul 29 Kate Pea Texas United States  
356 6:26 am PDT, Jul 29 Michael Miller New York United States  
355 2:26 am PDT, Jul 29 Naren .   United Kingdom  
354 11:14 pm PDT, Jul 28 Tamarah Swensen   Netherlands  
353 10:57 pm PDT, Jul 28 LuCy J Boogaard   Netherlands  
352 9:23 pm PDT, Jul 28 rosa ranger Michigan United States  
351 8:30 pm PDT, Jul 28 Patti Habowski Ohio United States  

STOP KILLING HEALTHY PREMARIN FOALS!!!!

Premarin is a hormone drug containing urine from pregnant mares. A few months after a healthy foal is born, he/she is taken to a feedlot. When he/she reaches the proper weight the foal is killed and consumed as food. This same fate comes to many mares. There are over 70,000 mares in premarin farms, and over 40,000 foals. If you imagine yourself as a pregnant mare with your day-to-day life consisting of living in cramed quarters, deprived of water (to concentrate urine), little or no exercise or grooming being impregnated as soon as you give birth, and your foal is taken away in a few months and shipped off, you will see the cruel and inhumane conditions that could be easily avoided.

An identical product is on the market, a product made from soy. Please help make a difference by signing this petition to eliminate the drug premarin.

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