Somewhere in Revelations, I'm sure that it mentions pets on Prozac as a sign of the apocalypse.
"The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Reconcile... after clinical tests in dogs showed it significantly improved symptoms of separation anxiety, a problem that strikes 10 to 20 percent of canines with varying severity; dogs affected may bark, chew household items, or urinate in inappropriate locations when left alone."
Given how pharmaceuticals are turning up in our ground and surface water thanks to the marvels of modern medicine and municipal sewer systems, there are probably a lot of happy, well adjusted but potentially genetically altered frogs and fish out there, too. From Fox News, no less:
"pharmaceuticals in waterways are damaging wildlife across the nation and around the globe, research shows. Notably, male fish are being feminized, creating egg yolk proteins, a process usually restricted to females. Pharmaceuticals also are affecting sentinel species at the foundation of the pyramid of life — such as earth worms in the wild and zooplankton in the laboratory, studies show."
You are what you excrete. Lovely thought. Now I'm depressed. Think I'll go chew on the couch.
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