It is primarily used to treat symptoms of menopause, prevent osteoporosis, some forms of cancer, and other conditions that can cause a decrease in estrogen production. Better,Homes and Gardens was the only one that replied, but Birds and Blooms do not have the ad any more. The number of women reaching the menopausal stage in China is many millions more than any other place in the world.It is up to us to warn them about the cancer causing properties connected to Premarin® type drugs. I love horses and I’m so thankful for this medicine that’s been safely prescribed since 1942. Premarin: The Facts. One phrase: Hormone replacement therapy, or HRT.For a half century the pharmaceutical giant, Wyeth, has been marketing HRT under the name Premarin, which, since it was FDA approved back in 1942, has been considered almost a miracle drug. "The amount of horses needed went from 40,000 to 20,000 overnight," says Dr. Kellosalmi. Instead, the standard of care is dictated only by an inadequate "code" which is poorly enforced. Dairy cows are slaughtered when they are three or five years old, mostly for use in fast food hamburgers. The key component of these drugs comes from the estrogen rich urine collected from pregnant mares on what are commonly called “pee lines” in the industry. And she says she is never, ever, able to save enough of them. Then she called repairmen to her house for a simple problem we created as a test with Jenny's pool. This industry is located mostly in Canada, in the region of Manitoba, close to the Wyeth-Ayerst pharmaceutical company who manufactures Premarin. Horse meat sells well in Europe and Japan. "Wyeth declined an on camera interview but in a statement told Dateline, "it is committed to the care and treatment of the horses," and says it has "acted quickly and responsibly to ease the transition for the affected ranchers and their animals... providing increased funding and assistance to help... ranchers have broader access to other productive markets for their horses including professional ranches, riding stables and show programs." However in the current political climate it is likely to be tougher than ever.By the way the Premarin® family of drugs includes Duavee® (originally named Aprela in all by the final stage of the FDA’s approval process) is an almost identical drug also made by Pfizer. They literally don't know. Most mares naturally resist separation from their babies so they are often whipped, kicked, or beaten with an electric prod until they finally allow their foal to be taken.The male foals are generally killed immediately after birth for their meat, while the females are used are replacement "Premarin mares" for their worn-out mothers. In our opinion the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in this regard are operating in a dangerous and immoral manner by allowing the mislabeling of Premarin® in this way.Conjugated estrogens can also be derived from plants. But it is a huge money spinner for Pfizer.I have written to several magazines recently about their Premarin ads. The ingredient necessary to make Premarin® must be gotten from equines.Yet there were doctors who continued to argue the point and said they had no problem prescribing Premarin®. DREAMCHASER PMU. We also save horses from feedlots, abandonment, and abuse. About 750,000 mares are impregnated each year for the sole purpose of collecting their estrogen-rich urine. A short video detailing what Premarin Mares are and the horse slaughter associated with the mares and foals involved. 7 Charlene Laino, “Due to Risks, Hormone Trial Halted,” MSNBC, 9 Jul. People and Southern Living do, it I tear them out before putting them in the waiting room at the dental office where I work!Well done Roxanne! "This mare here, she's one of the foals we brought down from Canada four years ago, says Meredith.It is an expensive process, buying one truckload of Premarin horses at a time and bringing them down to be adopted.