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Greetings!
We're at the Animal Care Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. this week. We're excited to be spreading the word about our work and the progress in the field of non-surgical sterilization from our exhibit booth and in our Thursday morning presentation. If you're here as well, we hope you'll come see us! Please read on to learn more about 
Let us know if you have any questions or comments.
Sincerely,
Joyce Briggs, President
P.S. Ark Sciences, the company behind Zeuterin (the non-surgical sterilant for male dogs) is doing a workshop at the Animal Care Expo as well, and has a booth.
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 Upcoming Conferences |
National (U.S.) and International Meetings of Interest
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 Annual Maddie's Shelter Medicine Conference
Orlando, Florida, U.S., August 25-26
Jackson Hole, Wyoming, U.S., August 29-31
(A separate one-day conference on wild horse fertility control will be held on August 28.)
to see other national (U.S.) and international conferences that may be of interest.
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| Esterilsol™ Behavior Study in Chile |
| A report from the field |
Earlier this year, ACC&D's Karen Green visited and participated in a Veterinarians  Without Borders/Veterinarios Sin Fronteras - Canada (VWB/VSF) project in Chile, which ACC&D is also helping support financially. This project will compare behavior changes in male dogs that are castrated with those sterilized with Esterilsol, the non-surgical sterilant.
Read Karen's report (photos included!)
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ZonaStat-H
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| Contraceptive vaccine registered for horses in the U.S. |
 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has officially registered a contraceptive vaccine for horses. ZonaStat-H, a porcine zona pellucida (PZP) vaccine, has been used in trials to contracept over 1,600 horses, including wild horses as well as horses living on tribal lands and in sanctuaries. The registration is being celebrated by both wildlife and animal welfare agencies, and is the result of years of collaboration among stakeholders, key among them the Science and Conservation Center and the Humane Society of the United States. Read more |
| Ovary-sparing Spay |
An alternative surgical sterilization method for bitches
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ACC&D is focused on advancing non-surgical methods of fertility contr ol. However, we know many in our audience may also be interested in other alternatives to traditional "spay" (ovariohysterectomy") and "neuter" (castration) surgeries. The Parsemus Foundation (a supporter of and friend to ACC&D) now provides information on their website about "ovary-sparing spay" (removing the uterus and leaving the ovaries intact). Separately, Parsemus is initiating discussion on ovariectomy (removing only the ovaries, leaving the uterus in place). You can find more information on ovary-sparing spay here and ovariectomy here.
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New ICAM Documents
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Reports available on population management, euthanasia
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 The International Companion Animal Management Coalition has released two new reports related to companion animal population management. The Humane Cat Population Management Guidance (which references the promise of non-surgical sterilization), The Welfare Basis for Euthanasia of Dogs and Cats and Policy Development, and the earlier report, Humane Dog Population Management Guidance, can be found here.
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