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He knowingly sells overpriced BS homeopathic medicine for cats in his shop. I don't like anyone who makes money off selling snake oil to gullible people who are trying to help their pets but apparently don't know any better than to pay $30 for a tiny vial of flower water.

SA - I should add this is not new. He's been doing this for years, but some of his fans defend him because they like him sooooo much, they want to make excuses for him scamming people out of their money. Okay, sure.

he was selling homeopathic bullshit back when he was still actively airing on AP or whichever cable channel had his show. he was only the cat-based sideshow to Cesar Milan (also fuck that guy) in the first place.

what sort of homeopathic stuff are we talking about here? because there are a lot of things that are in fact effective (for example, bitter apple works well to keep cats from chewing on things like cords and i have friends who swear by the feliway diffusers and sprays) but there are also some that are in fact snake oil.

They have 'gem essences' in them, so full-on homepathic BS.

For real. I suspected that was even bullshittier BS even by snake oil standards and indeed it is. Made by placing gems in water and infusing their essence into the water? LOL. I shit you not:

https://energymuse.com/blogs/guides/make-your-own-gem-essences

May people who shill this garbage and rip off customers get herpes.

He genuinely believes in that stuff. His personal religious beliefs are a hodge-podge, Buddhist, sort of modern religion that believes animals and people both have spirits that are affected by that sort of thing.

He always recommends seeing a doctor first, never talks down medicine.

The stuff is questionable. But he's not selling it for the money-making motives (at least not only). He really believes they work.

He genuinely believes in that stuff. His personal religious beliefs are a hodge-podge, Buddhist, sort of modern religion that believes animals and people both have spirits that are affected by that sort of thing."

IMO, it's not okay for people to advocate harmful things or take advantage of others just because it's their religion.

He always recommends seeing a doctor first, never talks down medicine.

Don't be naive. You must know that there are people out there who can't afford vet visits every time their pet gets sick, and they won't be consulting a vet or any other trained professional. But they might take a chance on a $30 vial of super natural good medication that Jackson Galaxy recommended, because he's so sincere and his cat videos are so helpful. That's unethical, and you know it.

The stuff is questionable. But he's not selling it for the money-making motives (at least not only).

Sorry, but that's nonsense. Let's read the list of ingredients for one of these vials of "behavioral wellness" holistic solutions:

Ingredients: Natural Spring Water, Proprietary Blend of Flower and Gem Essences including Arnica, Crab Apple, Olive, Alcohol (as a preservative)

You honestly believe that a 2 oz. bottle of mostly water that's touched a rock and a tiny bit of flower juice costs $30 to make? If he wasn't doing this to make money, why does it cost $30? Nah. That's a big profit for him, and the fact that he'd encourage people to give their pets water to help with behavioral issues and "extreme physical distress" is both stupid and dishonest. To help sell this snake oil, he puts his picture, signature, and personal guarantee on every item, and urges people to "buy with confidence"!

He really believes they work.

Believing in bullshit doesn't make it okay to sell that bullshit to others, at huge profit. I'm sorry, Phil. I know you like Jackson Galaxy a lot. But con men are charming and likable, that's how they trick people into giving them money and/or making excuses for conning people out of money.

Tom Cruise really believes in Scientology, but his faith doesn’t negate the harm he’s doing either.

Feliway isn't homeopathy. Bitter apple isn't homeopathy.

For real. I wish people would stop conflating 'natural' and 'holistic' and 'anything not traditional Western medicine' with 'homeopathy'. Homeopathy is a very specific thing and dude if even Wikipedia calls it 'pseudoscience' right in the first sentence, you know it's bullshit.

What do you think homeopathy is?

Not herbal remedies. Actual "holy water but 'new age'" homeopathy.

Just a sample, and it's total BS:

https://www.jacksongalaxy.com/collections/behavioral-wellness

His fans should ask themselves how ethical it is to sell a 2 oz. bottle of mostly water with some flower and gem essences in it and say it's for "emergency support", for animals experiencing "extreme physical distress". Because sure, if your cat or dog is experiencing an emergency and extreme physical distress, no need to take them to the emergency vet. Just give them flower water! But hey, it's currently on sale for $22.71!

By conflating bitter apple and Feliway with homeopathy, it's like you're trying to make homeopathy appear more legit than it is. If it's an honest mistake and you're just really confused, then you should realize that the whole point of Homeopathy is based on some centuries-old nonsense about "treating like with like", and that the lower the dose, the more powerful the medicine is... just think about that for a bit.

It's also a great excuse for watering down what tiny amounts of herbal remedies are in the medicine and charging people high prices for something that's 99.999% water/alcohol. Just like Galaxy is doing.

https://www.webmd.com/balance/what-is-homeopathy

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