[ SHOWGSD-L ] Dog Arthritis Adult Stem Cell Success !!
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- Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2007 23:56:02 -0400
Ginger Cleary,Rome, GA ww.rihadin.com
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Saturday, September 29, 2007
Dog Arthritis Adult Stem Cell Success Conundrum for Animal Rights Activists
Animal liberationists would probably boo this story:
Jago is a lucky dog. Thanks to a new stem cell therapy, the highly trained
German Shepherd was given a second chance to return to Beaverton's police force.
For the past 2 1/2 years, Jago has worked alongside Officer Ken Magnus as
his K-9 partner and backup. Together the team has captured more than three
dozen suspects.
To animal rights activists, that is like saying that Jago is one lucky slave.
Even though the dog clearly provided a substantial benefit to humans, they
would insist that being trained to do the dangerous work of a police dog was
abuse.
While chasing a suspect, Jago fell down after jumping a wall:
Magnus realized something was wrong with his partner after Jago took a hard
fall Jan. 10 while tracking a home burglary suspect. Jago leapt over a wall,
went down hard and twisted his body. He got back up and continued the pursuit.
"I noticed he had trouble getting up from a laying down position," Magnus
recalled. "At first I thought he may just be sore, but within a week's time it
seemed to be getting worse."
The diagnosis was arthritis. Adult stem cells to the rescue.
The treatment involved harvesting regenerative adult stem cells from the
fat in Jago's groin area, sending them to a lab to be processed and then
injecting them back into his problematic joints. "The therapy is very new for
dogs, but it's been very successful in treating horses that have been injured,"
Zikes said. "This was Jago's last chance," Magnus said... Jago underwent
treatment in July and the results impressed everyone. "He improved
dramatically," Zikes said. "He's a gorgeous dog. Looking at him now,
you�d never know that he had to have this treatment. The potential of
this stem cell therapy is really exciting." Within 12 days, Jago was back on
patrol and showing signs of huge improvement.
This is a good news, good news story: Adult stem cells continue to
demonstrate tremendous potential for regenerative medicine and a police dog is
back on the beat. But I suspect liberationists will only see red and grind
their teeth at the injustice of returning Jago to slavery and his use in
medical experimentation without consent; typical abuse of an innocent animal at
the hands of exploitive human "supremicists."
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