Jutta Ziegler was born in Darmstadt, Germany, in 1955. In 1981 she opened her first veterinary clinic, then since 1999 has run a practice dedicated to pets. Specialized in homeopathy, she has devoted herself for years to alternative therapies and more particularly to "BARF" - Bilogically Appropriate Raw Food.
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Editor's introduction:
“Millions of dogs and cats are fed industrial croquettes and pâtés. A boon for manufacturers. but a disaster for animal health.
Dr. Jutta Ziegler looked into the composition of the croquettes. His verdict: unsuitable formulation, poor quality ingredients, kibbles are largely responsible for the outbreak of diabetes, overweight, kidney disease, allergies... observed in pets, but also and above all for the decrease of their lifespan.
She points out in passing the deterioration in the quality of veterinary care under the effect of the race for profit: unnecessary vaccinations, excessive use of antibiotics and cortisone. Harmful treatments that weaken animals and increase their risk of disease.”
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In her foreword she writes:« WHY DID I WRITE THIS BOOK? WHY NOT LEAVE THINGS AS THEY ARE? The animals entrusted to us, to us veterinarians, allow us to earn a good living and their owners are most often unaware of the gears in which their visits with us lead them.
(...) I question those of my female colleagues and male colleagues who take advantage without scruple of the love of their clients for their animals, play with their fears in the worst way to justify all imaginable initiatives, even if they are inappropriate. or superfluous.
It is not a question of denouncing here the medical errors which can always occur, the veterinarians being only men. Instead, I want to reveal the countless abuses that take place every day in veterinary surgeries, whether out of ignorance or deliberate deception.
It is not a question of denouncing here the medical errors which can always occur, the veterinarians being only men. Instead, I want to reveal the countless abuses that take place every day in veterinary surgeries, whether out of ignorance or deliberate deception.
As in human medicine, the pet owner's fear, lack of knowledge and bad conscience are easy levers to pull: "If you don't do this or that, this or that may happen" or "Why don't you didn't you do this or that?". On the basis of these arguments bordering on the threat are imposed unnecessary treatments, vaccinations and drugs. This is how many pets systematically find themselves in the sick category: the clinical picture is extended or reinterpreted to transform a healthy dog or cat into a sick animal or one requiring at least treatment. And it does not occur to the frightened owner, in the grip of doubt, to question what “the demi-god in white” announces to him.
Veterinarians basically fall into three groups.
The first group, cynical and corrupt, knows how to fleece pet owners. He is fully aware of the dubious morality of his business. Driven by difficulties and financial constraints or by pure greed, he acts independently of the good of the animals entrusted to him.
The second group of veterinarians care little about professional ethics and are content to do as they have learned in the past or as others. He copies, without thinking of criticizing it, what has supposedly proven itself for a long time and simply lets himself be carried away by the masses, sheltered behind his blinkers. It is mainly this second group that takes up without hesitation or questioning the recommendations of the animal feed industry and pharmaceutical groups.
(...) At the same time, disease prevention is completely neglected. They are simply accepted as falling from the sky.
The third group of veterinarians is unfortunately still very small, but it has the merit of growing visibly. As in human medicine, the number of veterinarians who refuse to be bought off by industry continues to grow. The same goes for those whose priority is not to get rich, but to take the time to determine what is really best for the health of the animals entrusted to them. »
