Many medications contain animal components:

• Blood factors (for treating hemophilia, killing viruses and making anti-rejection drugs.)

• Chymotrypsin (promotes healing of burns and wounds.)

• Collagen (used in plastic surgery and to make non-stick bandages)

• Cortisol (anti-inflammatory)

• Glucagon (treats hypoglycemia or low blood sugar)

• Heparin (anticoagulant used to treat blood clots)

• Insulin (for treating diabetes or high blood sugar)

• Pancreatin (aids in digestion of food)

• Thrombin (coagulant that helps blood clot)

• Vasopressin (controls intestinal and renal functions)

• Vitamin B-12 (prevention of B-complex deficiencies)

Gelatin, too, comes from the connective tissue of cattle, and is used to make many of the foods we eat and products we use:

Candies/Dairy products/Desserts/Diet Products/ Jellies/ Binding & Coating Agents/ Cosmetics/ Sponges.

You would be surprised at the number of products in your home made with cattle by-products. You may have several of the following products in your home made from fats and protein:

• Candles Ceramics Cosmetic

• Crayons Deodorants Detergents

• Insecticides Insulation Linoleum Mouthwash

• Paints Paper Perfume

• Plastic Soaps Synthetic Rubber

• Textiles Toothpaste Shaving Cream

Cowhide, too provides us with leather, which is used to make clothing, shoes, boots, belts, purses, wallets, gloves, luggage and automobile and furniture upholstery.

Cattle by-products help to get us where we are going:

• Antifreeze contains glycerol derived from fat

• Asphalt contains a binding agent from beef fat

• Beef fats and proteins are used to make auto and jet lubricants, outboard engine oil, high-performance greases, and brake fluid.

• Glue from beef protein is used in automobile bodies

• Tires have stearic acid, which makes rubber hold its shape.