Greetings!,
We hope you are keeping warm and healthy this season. We're writing to share some exciting news with you:
We have awarded our first EsterilSol™ grant to Sentir Animal in Cali, Colombia! Sentir Animal is a great match for the EsterilSol Small Grants Program and we are so pleased to be able to support this organization as it gets started using injectable sterilization for male dogs. Read more below.
Our 4th International Symposium on Non-Surgical Contraceptive Methods of Pet Population Control is drawing nearer, and we have more information available on our website to help with your planning. Read more below or visit our website for details. And please forward this e-mail to your friends and colleagues who may be interested in this one-of-a-kind event!
All our best to you and yours,
Joyce Briggs, President
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 ACC&D awards EsterilSol Grant
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Sentir Animal in Cali, Colombia is first recipient of an EsterilSol grant
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ACC&D started the EsterilSol Small Grants Program to help nonprofits outside the U.S. take advantage of the opportunity to sterilize male dogs with an injection. EsterilSol
makes it possible to sterilize male dogs without changing their male
appearance or behaviors, which is important to many dog owners, particularly in some cultures. The relatively low price and ease of administration can also make it possible to sterilize more dogs without increasing expense or time.
 Grantee Profile: Sentir Animal's projects for companion animals include weekend sterilization and education clinics in communities in and around Cali, Colombia. Many owners refuse to have their male dogs castrated because they don't want them emasculated; only 14% of the dogs brought into the clinics are male.Cost of surgery is another obstacle for Sentir Animal. A faster and less expensive method of sterilization will allow them to help more dogs with sterilization and owner education.
The grant will cover training-related travel expenses and help purchase injections for over 750 dogs.
Sentir
Animal's Liliana Sierra contacted ACC&D last fall asking if we could
help her organization use EsterilSol. Her appeal was one of several
which inspired us to establish the EsterilSol Small Grants Program. We are
delighted to award the first EsterilSol grant to this impressive
organization!
This first grant was funded by individual donations to ACC&D, including contributions from our directors. Please help us fund future grants by making a donation through our website or our Facebook cause, "Sterilize a needy dog with a $4 injection."
Interested in applying for or sponsoring a grant? Details and application materials can be found here.
Please forward this e-mail to any groups you know that might benefit from an EsterilSol grant!
(Photo: Outside a Sentir Animal clinic in Felidia, Colombia)
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ACC&D's 4th International Symposium
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Preliminary program available
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 ACC&D's 4th International Symposium on Non-Surgical Contraceptive Methods of Pet Population Control will be held April 8-10, 2010 in Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Join us to learn more about
- the status cat and dog contraception and non-surgical sterilization
- the Michelson Prize and Grants program
- the latest science and pathways forward
- meeting unique needs of feral and free-roaming felines
- injectable sterilization of male dogs
Click here for more information and keep posted: registration opens next month!
Learn more about symposium sponsorship opportunities! |
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