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His supporters included many members of the
public, as well as Prince Charles and the poet Ted
Hughes. The latter wrote to him expressing 'a million congratulations'.
Increasingly skeptical of the official narrative, Prudery was certain that toxic environmental factors would
provide answers, and so embarked on a self-funded, worldwide odyssey to investigate.
'Animal Pharm' follows
him on these eco-detective trails as diverse as Iceland,
Sardinia, Colorado and Australia. Purdey uncovers contamination from industry, munitions, pesticides, nuclear experiments and natural geology, linking these
with the emergence of a range of neurodegenerative diseases. His research is at once compelling and
disturbing, helping to create a paradigm shift in our understanding of the relationship of pollutants to
disease and health.
Mark Purdey was born in 1953, turned down a University place to start his own organic farm at the age of
19. In the late 1980's he started to teach himself neurobiology and in the mid 1990's began worldwide field
research to discover the truth behind BSE, CJD and other neurodegenerative diseases. He was a vociferous
campaigner on these issues making TV programmes, publishing articles in peer-reviewed journals and
lecturing at many prestigious institutions. He died in November 2006 of a
brain tumour and is survived by
his wife and eight children.
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Introduction -
Rebel with a cause
1. A warble fly in the ointment
2. The crystal grail
3. Sheep may safely graze
4. Bequerels on the brain
5. To the ends of the earth
6. The wasting lands
7. The road to Syracuse
8. The silicon valleys
9. Maple leaf rage
10. Behind the iron curtain
Afterword - Farewell
Appendix - Don't let the buggers get you down |
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