SK: Skunks Digest, Vol 31, Issue 13
AntaresTCH at aol.com
AntaresTCH at aol.com
Wed Jul 25 15:51:16 PDT 2007
Yes, go ahead and use any of the info I sent. Like Randy, I ask that you
leave my name off of it. I have found literally dozens of web pages that discuss
the development of the oral rabies vaccine bait here in the USA, dating back
from 1999, to last year, 2006. The latest pages discuss the steps being taken
to refine the oral vaccine to be more effective on skunks. Below are a few
of them.
Cheryl
_NWRC - Controlling Wildlife Vectors of Bovine Tuberculosis and
Rabies--Rqbies_ (http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ws/nwrc/research/rabies_bovineTB/rabies.html)
_Oral efficacy of an attenuated rabies virus vaccin...[J Wildl Dis. 2002] -
PubMed Result_
(http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12038142&dopt=Abstract)
_http://www.jwildlifedis.org/cgi/reprint/38/2/428.pdf_
(http://www.jwildlifedis.org/cgi/reprint/38/2/428.pdf)
_Jefferson, biotech firm researchers test new rabies vaccine - Philadelphia
Business Journal:_
(http://philadelphia.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/stories/2005/01/10/story6.html)
_ScienceDaily: Jefferson Researchers Building A Better Rabies Vaccine_
(http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/01/060106003500.htm)
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1. Skunks in West Virginia and hope to create a rabies
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2. Re: Skunks in West Virginia and hope to create a rabies
vaccination (SkunkLady2 at aol.com)
3. Re: Skunks in West Virginia and hope to create a rabies
vaccination (mjljdl lilly)
4. Re: Skunks in West Virginia and hope to create a
rabiesvaccination (Randy Gank)
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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2007 15:43:31 EDT
From: AntaresTCH at aol.com
Subject: SK: Skunks in West Virginia and hope to create a rabies
vaccination
To: skunks at rdwarf.com
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Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
Hello skunks-request at rdwarf.com,
In reference to your comment:
Dear Sirs:
My name Is John R Gank, I live In West Virginia. Can you please tell me
how
to contact Skunk breeders? Also, how do I go about obtaining my permit to
own my Skunk? Thank you for your help.
Sincerely,
John R Gank
randythelifter at earthlink.net
304-754-7263
_No Importation or Pet Permits Issued For Raccoon, Fox or Skunk in West
Virginia _ (http://www.wvdnr.gov/2007news/07news101.shtm)
The above is a link to the page in the West Virginia DNR policy regarding
pet skunks. The best hope to have skunks reinstated as pets seems to be the
development of a rabies vaccine for skunks. See this link: _Aspen Skunk
Rabies
Research, Inc_ (http://www.aspenskunk.org/)
for information on efforts to try and have this vaccine developed.
I am wondering if there is a college or university that would be willing to
develop the vaccine as one of their research programs, as rabies is major
concern in this country and internationally at this time. Baits are being
developed and refined to orally vaccinate wild skunks and racoons, perhaps
this
technology could be used to create a vaccine for our pet skunks.
Cheryl
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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2007 16:07:06 EDT
From: SkunkLady2 at aol.com
Subject: Re: SK: Skunks in West Virginia and hope to create a rabies
vaccination
To: skunks at rdwarf.com
Message-ID: <ca7.14b61572.33d7b5ea at aol.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
In a message dated 7/24/2007 3:44:29 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
AntaresTCH at aol.com writes:
> development of a rabies vaccine for skunks.
There is one...it's Imrab3, made right here in Georgia. The testing was all
done years ago. "All" we have to do is get the word SKUNKS on the label and
we're there, but that has proven VERY difficult, twice. There have been
petitions with thousands of names presented to the company and before they
could do
anything, other people have made unpleasant waves and ticked the company
off.
Reportedly the petitions have been destroyed....I don't know.
Though rehabbers do it openly, it is illegal to innoculate wildlife by most
state laws and since we haven't succeeded (or even tried?) in getting
distinction written in law between WILD and DOMESTIC
skunks.......technically it's
illegal for us to innoculate our own animals.
That is a hurdle that needs addressing before we can hope to succeed
in getting an approved Rabies vaccine for our skunks.
Canada has been baiting for Rabies for years and has almost obliterated it
from their wildlife......the Imrab3 success rate is 98%...
and the last I heard, ours, which the FDA approves and the law requires that
we give dogs and cats, has a success rate of 70% I believe. Does THAT make
you feel safe?
Shelor
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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2007 13:54:01 -0700 (PDT)
From: mjljdl lilly <hlrinc at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: SK: Skunks in West Virginia and hope to create a rabies
vaccination
To: "Friends and fans of skunks." <skunks at rdwarf.com>
Message-ID: <370550.86391.qm at web53501.mail.re2.yahoo.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
Do you mind if I put this info on my webpage? If we could get the word
out...
Marcy
SkunkLady2 at aol.com wrote:
In a message dated 7/24/2007 3:44:29 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
AntaresTCH at aol.com writes:
> development of a rabies vaccine for skunks.
There is one...it's Imrab3, made right here in Georgia. The testing was all
done years ago. "All" we have to do is get the word SKUNKS on the label and
we're there, but that has proven VERY difficult, twice. There have been
petitions with thousands of names presented to the company and before they
could do
anything, other people have made unpleasant waves and ticked the company
off.
Reportedly the petitions have been destroyed....I don't know.
Though rehabbers do it openly, it is illegal to innoculate wildlife by most
state laws and since we haven't succeeded (or even tried?) in getting
distinction written in law between WILD and DOMESTIC
skunks.......technically it's
illegal for us to innoculate our own animals.
That is a hurdle that needs addressing before we can hope to succeed
in getting an approved Rabies vaccine for our skunks.
Canada has been baiting for Rabies for years and has almost obliterated it
from their wildlife......the Imrab3 success rate is 98%...
and the last I heard, ours, which the FDA approves and the law requires that
we give dogs and cats, has a success rate of 70% I believe. Does THAT make
you feel safe?
Shelor
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Message: 4
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2007 17:40:37 -0400
From: "Randy Gank" <randythelifter at earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: SK: Skunks in West Virginia and hope to create a
rabiesvaccination
To: "Friends and fans of skunks." <skunks at rdwarf.com>
Message-ID: <380-220077224214037234 at earthlink.net>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
No I don't mind, but just leave out my address. You can leave the city In,
but for privacy, DELETE MY STREET ADDRESS PLEASE, AND PHONE NUMBER. RANDY
GANK
> [Original Message]
> From: mjljdl lilly <hlrinc at yahoo.com>
> To: Friends and fans of skunks. <skunks at rdwarf.com>
> Date: 7/24/2007 4:54:01 PM
> Subject: Re: SK: Skunks in West Virginia and hope to create a
rabiesvaccination
>
> Do you mind if I put this info on my webpage? If we could get the word
out...
> Marcy
>
> SkunkLady2 at aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 7/24/2007 3:44:29 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> AntaresTCH at aol.com writes:
>
> > development of a rabies vaccine for skunks.
>
> There is one...it's Imrab3, made right here in Georgia. The testing was
all
> done years ago. "All" we have to do is get the word SKUNKS on the label
and
> we're there, but that has proven VERY difficult, twice. There have been
> petitions with thousands of names presented to the company and before
they could do
> anything, other people have made unpleasant waves and ticked the company
off.
> Reportedly the petitions have been destroyed....I don't know.
>
> Though rehabbers do it openly, it is illegal to innoculate wildlife by
most
> state laws and since we haven't succeeded (or even tried?) in getting
> distinction written in law between WILD and DOMESTIC
skunks.......technically it's
> illegal for us to innoculate our own animals.
> That is a hurdle that needs addressing before we can hope to succeed
> in getting an approved Rabies vaccine for our skunks.
>
> Canada has been baiting for Rabies for years and has almost obliterated
it
> from their wildlife......the Imrab3 success rate is 98%...
> and the last I heard, ours, which the FDA approves and the law requires
that
> we give dogs and cats, has a success rate of 70% I believe. Does THAT
make
> you feel safe?
>
> Shelor
>
>
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Today's Topics:
1. Skunks in West Virginia and hope to create a rabies
vaccination (AntaresTCH at aol.com)
2. Re: Skunks in West Virginia and hope to create a rabies
vaccination (SkunkLady2 at aol.com)
3. Re: Skunks in West Virginia and hope to create a rabies
vaccination (mjljdl lilly)
4. Re: Skunks in West Virginia and hope to create a
rabiesvaccination (Randy Gank)
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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2007 15:43:31 EDT
From: AntaresTCH at aol.com
Subject: SK: Skunks in West Virginia and hope to create a rabies
vaccination
To: skunks at rdwarf.com
Message-ID: <c80.15bdf48d.33d7b063 at aol.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
Hello skunks-request at rdwarf.com,
In reference to your comment:
Dear Sirs:
My name Is John R Gank, I live In West Virginia. Can you please tell me
how
to contact Skunk breeders? Also, how do I go about obtaining my permit to
own my Skunk? Thank you for your help.
Sincerely,
John R Gank
randythelifter at earthlink.net
304-754-7263
_No Importation or Pet Permits Issued For Raccoon, Fox or Skunk in West
Virginia _ (http://www.wvdnr.gov/2007news/07news101.shtm)
The above is a link to the page in the West Virginia DNR policy regarding
pet skunks. The best hope to have skunks reinstated as pets seems to be the
development of a rabies vaccine for skunks. See this link: _Aspen Skunk
Rabies
Research, Inc_ (http://www.aspenskunk.org/)
for information on efforts to try and have this vaccine developed.
I am wondering if there is a college or university that would be willing to
develop the vaccine as one of their research programs, as rabies is major
concern in this country and internationally at this time. Baits are being
developed and refined to orally vaccinate wild skunks and racoons, perhaps
this
technology could be used to create a vaccine for our pet skunks.
Cheryl
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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2007 16:07:06 EDT
From: SkunkLady2 at aol.com
Subject: Re: SK: Skunks in West Virginia and hope to create a rabies
vaccination
To: skunks at rdwarf.com
Message-ID: <ca7.14b61572.33d7b5ea at aol.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
In a message dated 7/24/2007 3:44:29 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
AntaresTCH at aol.com writes:
> development of a rabies vaccine for skunks.
There is one...it's Imrab3, made right here in Georgia. The testing was all
done years ago. "All" we have to do is get the word SKUNKS on the label and
we're there, but that has proven VERY difficult, twice. There have been
petitions with thousands of names presented to the company and before they
could do
anything, other people have made unpleasant waves and ticked the company
off.
Reportedly the petitions have been destroyed....I don't know.
Though rehabbers do it openly, it is illegal to innoculate wildlife by most
state laws and since we haven't succeeded (or even tried?) in getting
distinction written in law between WILD and DOMESTIC
skunks.......technically it's
illegal for us to innoculate our own animals.
That is a hurdle that needs addressing before we can hope to succeed
in getting an approved Rabies vaccine for our skunks.
Canada has been baiting for Rabies for years and has almost obliterated it
from their wildlife......the Imrab3 success rate is 98%...
and the last I heard, ours, which the FDA approves and the law requires that
we give dogs and cats, has a success rate of 70% I believe. Does THAT make
you feel safe?
Shelor
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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2007 13:54:01 -0700 (PDT)
From: mjljdl lilly <hlrinc at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: SK: Skunks in West Virginia and hope to create a rabies
vaccination
To: "Friends and fans of skunks." <skunks at rdwarf.com>
Message-ID: <370550.86391.qm at web53501.mail.re2.yahoo.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
Do you mind if I put this info on my webpage? If we could get the word
out...
Marcy
SkunkLady2 at aol.com wrote:
In a message dated 7/24/2007 3:44:29 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
AntaresTCH at aol.com writes:
> development of a rabies vaccine for skunks.
There is one...it's Imrab3, made right here in Georgia. The testing was all
done years ago. "All" we have to do is get the word SKUNKS on the label and
we're there, but that has proven VERY difficult, twice. There have been
petitions with thousands of names presented to the company and before they
could do
anything, other people have made unpleasant waves and ticked the company
off.
Reportedly the petitions have been destroyed....I don't know.
Though rehabbers do it openly, it is illegal to innoculate wildlife by most
state laws and since we haven't succeeded (or even tried?) in getting
distinction written in law between WILD and DOMESTIC
skunks.......technically it's
illegal for us to innoculate our own animals.
That is a hurdle that needs addressing before we can hope to succeed
in getting an approved Rabies vaccine for our skunks.
Canada has been baiting for Rabies for years and has almost obliterated it
from their wildlife......the Imrab3 success rate is 98%...
and the last I heard, ours, which the FDA approves and the law requires that
we give dogs and cats, has a success rate of 70% I believe. Does THAT make
you feel safe?
Shelor
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Message: 4
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2007 17:40:37 -0400
From: "Randy Gank" <randythelifter at earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: SK: Skunks in West Virginia and hope to create a
rabiesvaccination
To: "Friends and fans of skunks." <skunks at rdwarf.com>
Message-ID: <380-220077224214037234 at earthlink.net>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
No I don't mind, but just leave out my address. You can leave the city In,
but for privacy, DELETE MY STREET ADDRESS PLEASE, AND PHONE NUMBER. RANDY
GANK
> [Original Message]
> From: mjljdl lilly <hlrinc at yahoo.com>
> To: Friends and fans of skunks. <skunks at rdwarf.com>
> Date: 7/24/2007 4:54:01 PM
> Subject: Re: SK: Skunks in West Virginia and hope to create a
rabiesvaccination
>
> Do you mind if I put this info on my webpage? If we could get the word
out...
> Marcy
>
> SkunkLady2 at aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 7/24/2007 3:44:29 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> AntaresTCH at aol.com writes:
>
> > development of a rabies vaccine for skunks.
>
> There is one...it's Imrab3, made right here in Georgia. The testing was
all
> done years ago. "All" we have to do is get the word SKUNKS on the label
and
> we're there, but that has proven VERY difficult, twice. There have been
> petitions with thousands of names presented to the company and before
they could do
> anything, other people have made unpleasant waves and ticked the company
off.
> Reportedly the petitions have been destroyed....I don't know.
>
> Though rehabbers do it openly, it is illegal to innoculate wildlife by
most
> state laws and since we haven't succeeded (or even tried?) in getting
> distinction written in law between WILD and DOMESTIC
skunks.......technically it's
> illegal for us to innoculate our own animals.
> That is a hurdle that needs addressing before we can hope to succeed
> in getting an approved Rabies vaccine for our skunks.
>
> Canada has been baiting for Rabies for years and has almost obliterated
it
> from their wildlife......the Imrab3 success rate is 98%...
> and the last I heard, ours, which the FDA approves and the law requires
that
> we give dogs and cats, has a success rate of 70% I believe. Does THAT
make
> you feel safe?
>
> Shelor
>
>
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