Below
is a picture of the Nutritional Education Program website page for the
American College of Veterinary Nutrition. Notice who they are receiving
grants from for this program .... the Ralston Purina Company!! Would
you be inclined to think that just maybe their nutritional "education"
may be a tad slanted?? Well, of course, you can believe they are going
to endorse Purina pet food no matter what! And sadly, this is the "education"
that many of our vet students are experiencing. Large pet food companies
(i.e.,Purina, Mars, Nestles) support our veterinarian schools with large
grants and then also teach the classes! Students graduate with only
the information the pet food companies want them to have. Period. |
And check out this article about Hill's, makers of Science Diet .... and their "sponsored teaching progams, residencies and faculty programs in veterinary schools and teaching hospitals all over the world." What you have is another dog food company teaching veterianrian students and doctors ... the more they can *pay* to teach the classes the more of a platform they have to teach about their food! MSU Presents Partnership Award "Topeka, Kan. - Michigan State University (MSU) College of Veterinary Medicine recently presented the 2004 Partnership Award to Hill's Pet Nutrition Inc. "The award recognizes the working relationship between the MSU and Hill's. "Hill's provides financial and educational support to nearly every veterinary college in North America, as well as to veterinary students attending those institutions. This commitment to the profession includes Hill's sponsored teaching programs, residencies and faculty programs in veterinary schools and teaching hospitals all over the world. " 'Hill's is incredibly responsive to anything students or faculty have asked of them,' says Dr. Lonnie King, dean of the college of veterinary medicine at MSU. 'Their steadfast support, generosity and collaboration in advancing the college's mission is recognized as a vital part of our veterinary medicine program.' "Hill's has shown its commitment to the partnership with MSU by providing support to many student groups and student activities; covering costs for students to attend the SCAVMA Symposium; providing students with the textbook Small Animal Clinical Nutrition and other various handouts; providing employment to student representatives; and by supporting the awards banquet for seniors graduating from the program."
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