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Is it possible to inject common sense into the debate horse?No emotion here just the facts, the meat is toxic. Horse meat is unfit for humans to eat. Food and Chemical Toxicology, Volume 48, Number 5, May 2010, Pages 1270-1274 Association for the use of phenylbutazone with horses purchased for slaughter: a public health risk Nicholas Dodman, Nicolas Blondeau, Ann M. Marini http://www.sciencedirect. com / science?_ob ArticleURL = & = _udi B6T6P-4YF5RB0-1 & _user = 10 & _coverDate = 05% 2F31% 2F2010 & _alid = 1317753422 & _rdoc = 1 & _fmt = high & search = & _orig _cdi = 5036 & r = & _sort _docanchor = & view = c & & 4 _CT = C000050221 & _version = _acct = 1 & _urlVersion _userid = 0 & = 10 & md5 = 2f8a2c55a559e5963d0f1e02b682319c nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory - although banned Phenylbutazone, called "Bute", is a veterinary medicinal product approved label by the Food and Drug Administration for use by veterinarians in dogs and horses.He has been associated with debilitating conditions in humans and this is absolutely not allowed to use in food producing animals. USDA / FSIS conducted a special project for this drug in certain federally inspected cattle slaughter. A pilot project earlier by the FSIS has found traces of less than 3% of the herd selected for testing, a sufficient reason for this special project. There is no tolerance for this drug in food producing livestock, and they and their by-products are condemned when it is detected.Dairy farmers should not use this drug in food producing cattle and if found, producers will be submitted to the FDA investigation and possible prosecution. Survey http://www.saanendoah.com/prohibiteddrugs.html owner of the horse shows trends NSAID use in a recent survey, 96% of respondents reported using anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) to control pain and joint inflammation in horses, and 82% administer them without always consult their veterinarian.More than 1,400 horse owners and trainers were interviewed to better understand attitudes towards NSAIDs in a project sponsored by Merial, the maker of EQUIOXX (firocoxib). http://www.thehorse.com/ViewArticle.aspx?ID=14073 99 percent of horses that began in California last year ran on Bute, according to Daily Racing Form. Bute is prohibited in the United States and Canada for the horses for the food chain. This is a permanent ban.Drugs (NSAIDs) phenylbutazone (Bute), flunixin meglamine (Banamine), and ketoprofen (Ketofen) NSAIDs are the most commonly used in horses, while aspirin and ibuprofen are the most commonly used NSAIDs in humans. They are very effective in eliminating the discomfort and are usually the first line of treatment in minor musculoskeletal pain. http://www.aaep.org/health_articles_view.php?id = 253 The group includes systemic NSAIDs NSAIDs phenylbutazone (butazolidine) and flunixin meglumine (Banamine), which are two of the most widely prescribed medications in equine medicine. Volume 25, Number 3, Pages 98-102 (March 2005) Dr. Anthony Blikslager, DVM, Ph.D., DACVS (Associate Professor) a, Dr. Sam Jones, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (Associate Professor) b http://www.j-EVS.