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Greetings!
We hope 2012 is starting out to be a great year for you! Here at ACC&D we are working on some exciting projects, and we have much planned for the year. One thing we're especially pleased to tell you about today is the new cat population modeling project we're kicking off with the support of a generous grant from the ASPCA®!
Read on to learn more about the
Let us know if you have any questions or comments.
Sincerely,
Joyce Briggs, President
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 ASPCA® Grant Funds ACC&D Feral/Free-roaming Cat Population Model | | ACC&D moving forward on next steps after Population Dynamics Think Tank |  ACC&D is expanding a project to better understand and plan dog and cat population control programs, thanks to a $45,000 grant from the ASPCA. The project will engage experts to develop a computer simulation model of feral and free-roaming cat populations based on available data on dynamics of these populations. Once complete, the model will allow those planning and conducting population control programs to use the software to look at their program and better understand how many cats they need to sterilize, how often interventions need to be conducted, what portions of the population would be best for targeting (for instance, juvenile queens versus mature queens), and what changes in the population they can expect over time...
Read the full article
Read the report from ACC&D's Population Dynamics Think Tank
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| Multi-year Cat Contraceptive | | Results published on five-year GonaCon™ study | The journal Theriogenology has published the results of a five year study by Dr. Julie Levy on GonaCon, an immunocontraceptive vaccine. GonaCon was developed by the USDA's National Wildlife Research Center for use in the
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Dr. Levy with some of the cats in her study
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control of white-tailed deer populations, but the vaccine has been shown to work in other species as well, including cats. Levy's study followed fifteen cats for five years. After a single treatment with the vaccine, 93% of cats remained infertile for one year, 73% remained infertile for two years, 53% remained infertile for three years, and 40% remained infertile for four years.
To read the abstract and/or to purchase the full article, please click here.
ACC&D has followed GonaCon with interest for several years, and has been in contact with the drug's creators and with Dr. Levy (who is also a member of our Scientific Advisory Board). Although there are some drawbacks to use of GonaCon in cats, and some questions that still need to be answered, we are looking into the potential for use of this contraceptive vaccine in feral cat populations.
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ACC&D Welcomes New Council Member
| | Regina Bauer Frankenberg Foundation joins ACC&D's Council of Stakeholders |
The Regina Bauer Frankenberg Foundation has joined the Amber and Adam Tarshis Foundation, ASPCA, Humane Society of the United States, Parsemus Foundation,
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Petco Foundation, and PetSmart Charities as a member of ACC&D's Council of Stakeholders. Council members take a leadership role in advancing non-surgical methods of sterilization, provide core funding, and participate in an annual briefing. They may be nonprofit organizations, foundations, corporations, or individuals working the fields of animal welfare, animal health, or public health. If your organization is interested in becoming a member of the Council of Stakeholders, please contact us at info@acc-d.org. |
| U.S. Esterilsol™ Launch Update | Non-surgical dog sterilant coming to the U.S. 2nd quarter, 2012
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Soon, U.S. animal shelters will have access to a new way to sterilize male dogs: Esterilsol, an injectable sterilant for male dogs. Ark Sciences, the company behind Esterilsol, tells us the plan is to begin distribution in the second quarter of 2012. The company is currently scheduling training sessions.  To learn more about Esterilsol, visit the Esterilsol page on our website (a good place to start is our Esterilsol Product Profile and Position Paper) and Ark Sciences' website. Comments or questions? You're welcome to contact us at info@acc-d.org.
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7th International Symposium on Canine and Feline Reproduction
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Abstracts for the 2012 International Symposium on Canine and Feline Reproduction are due January 31st. Authors of accepted abstracts will be invited to submit a manuscript for the post-conference "proceedings" publication.
The symposium will be held July 22-29 in Whistler, BC, Canada, and will include sessions on contraception as well as various other aspects of fertility and reproduction. Click here for more information on the symposium and for detailed abstract submission instructions. ACC&D will be attending and we'd love to see you there!
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| 1st International Conference on Dog Population Management | September 4-8, 2012, York, UK
|  The 1st International Conference on Dog Population Management will be held September 4-8, 2012, in York, UK. The conference is being organized by the Food and Environment Research Agency (Fera), World Health Organization (WHO), World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA), World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) and International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), and Humane Society International (HSI). Abstracts are due April 15, 2012 and registration will open June 30, 2012.
Click here for more information. ACC&D plans to attend. Perhaps we'll see you there!
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Alliance for Contraception in Cats and Dogs (ACC&D)
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