Summary:
What are PMU Horses? PMU stands
for pregnant mare's urine, which is used to make hormone replacement drugs for
women. Drugs such as Premarin, PremPro and PremPhase are taken by millions of
women every day.
Critique:
PMU mares are subjected to a
horrible life. They are kept pregnant and forced to stand in pee lines for most
of their lives. A mare normally stays pregnant for 11 months. Six to seven
months out of their pregnancy, they are confined to very small stalls and
hooked up to pee lines. In the pee line,
pouches are attached over their urethra to collect their urine. While attached,
the pmu horses cannot turn around, lie down or even groom themselves. Some
mares are forced to stand for the entire 6 or 7 months.
Impact:
I wonder, if women actually knew how this drug is made; would they still
take it? I
wonder, if they knew that this drug is responsible for the deaths of
over 1 million horses; would they still take it?
Um, wow, that's really creepy. what does the drug do for women though? does it help them get pregnant, or does it relive pain?
ReplyDeleteIt really make me wonder who thinks of stuff like that. "lets make a drug for women out of horse pee!" i wonder if he was laughed at? i also wonder who was stupid enough to have thought that this was a good idea?