Fluoride, horses killed

In 2005, fluoridation of water was discontinued in Pagosa Springs after the water board was presented with convincing evidence that it had caused the deaths of several local horses. Horses were becoming sick and crippled with chronic colics, laminitis, arthritis, cancer, thyroid malfunction, neurological problems, lung dysfunction, reproductive problems, osteoporosis, and the list goes on and on. Cathy and Wayne Justus, who raise show quality horses, were particularly distressed. This had been going on for two decades, and five of these horses had died.
Some 15 years ago, Cathy had suspected fluoride as the cause and sought professional verification. It was not until she made contact with Dr. Lennart Krook, DVM, Ph.D, professor of pathology at Cornell University and world authority on fluoride poisoning in animals, that she got answers. He found that all five horses had died from chronic fluoride poisoning from fluoridated water. The living horses had CFP. His paper, "Artificial Water Fluoridation Causes Fluoride Poisoning in Horses," will be published in "The Quarterly Journal of the International Society for Fluoride Research" in early 2006.
This spring, Clean Water Advocates will be hosting Cathy Justus as she addresses groups interested in her horse story of fluoride poisoning. For more information or to have her address your group, contact CWA at www.fortcollinscwa.org.
Virginia Brown RN,Fort Collins