Things are Hopping During the Holidays at ACC&D Greetings!
We hope you will make time for our news as it is relevant for you as the winter holidays approach.
As I write this, I am traveling to Kansas City to speak at the World Congress for Animal Health. See what others on the ACC&D board of Directors and Scientific Advisory Board are up to in this newsletter too.
As always, please let us know if you have any questions or comments.
Best wishes for a warm and wonderful holiday!
Sincerely,
Joyce Briggs, President
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 Rewarding Career Opportunity |
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JOIN THE ACC&D TEAM
Are you, or do you know the right next member of our staff? ACC&D is based in Portland Oregon but virtual, with board members, scientific advisors, and other partners across the US and abroad; the right candidate can work from a US-based home office. Interested?
Know someone who might be? We want to hear from candidates by December 20th.
Read more...  Dreams Realized - Happy Trails...... Sr. Director Karen Green recently left us to become Executive Director of the Pacific Northwest's largest cat shelter, Cat Adoption Team. Congratulations Karen!
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Shelter Medicine for Veterinarians and Staff, an all-new 2012 edition has just been released. Edited by Dr. Stephen Zawistowski (ACC&D board chair) and Dr. Lila Miller of the ASPCAź, this text has a new chapter on non-surgical sterilization authored by ACC&D co-founder, Dr. Brenda Griffin. Get your copy by clicking here
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PRESENTATIONS - PROGRESS - PROCEEDINGS
- Learn more about Zeuterin™- ACC&D Director/veterinarian Robert G. Weedon presents the latest information on the upcoming introduction of Zeuterin™, the non-surgical sterilant for male dogs. Join Dr. Weedon, in National Shelter Medicine Rounds - Monday, Dec 3rd, at 6:30PM EST. Please use the directions below if you would like to join in this webinar:
- Call into 1 (712) 775-7300 - when prompted enter participant access code 756382 then press the # sign to enter the conference. When joining the call, please put your phone on mute to eliminate background static.
- The URL for the rounds on-line meeting room is http://tinyurl.com/sheltermedrounds please log in as a Guest and type your name in to enter the webcast PowerPoint.
For more information and progress on Zeuterin™
please visit the our the ACC&D website by clicking on this LINK
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- ACC&D Director Elly Hiby has joined Dogs Trust in the UK as their International Director. She leaves her position as Scientific Advisor, World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA). Elly continues to gain and share her expertise in dog population management internationally
Congratulations Elly!
- Board member Betsy McFarland, VP of Companion Animals for HSUS will be at the Conference on Outdoor Cats, HSUS is sponsoring on December 3-5.ACC&D Advisors Andrew Rowan (CEO of the Humane Society International, and John Boone, Senior Biologist of Great Basin Bird Observatory, Board of Directors SPCA of Northern Nevada, will both be speaking, John will discuss our work with population modeling to better guide TNR initiatives. Check out more on the conference at this LINK.
- ACC&D staff were at the ISCFR (International Society for Canine and Feline Reproduction) conference this summer. Exciting how much more is being done on suppressing fertility these days! Check out the online link to proceedings HERE.
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Non-Surgical Contraceptive Methods of Pet Population Control. It's been three years since the last Symposium and there are many advances, newcomers, new research, and new projects to bring us together to network and fuel the momentum in his field. Our next meeting is set in ACC&D's home town "The City of Roses" Portland, Oregon. 
