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Save the Lives of Cats and Dogs: Support Non-Surgical Sterilization
Target: scientists; pharmaceutical companies; regulators and fundersSponsored by: The Alliance for Contraception in Cats and Dogs
Imagine being able to sterilize your dog or cat without surgery or anesthesia, but with a simple injection. While a sterilization injection is not available yet, it will be. WHEN is a matter of how much the public pressures pharmaceutical companies, scientists, regulators and funders into developing the right tools.
While many U.S. pet owners are able to afford and access spay/neuter surgery, it's often a different story for low-income pet owners and rural residents. Surgical sterilization is also logistically difficult and expensive for population control of un-owned animals, such as shelter animals and feral cats. An estimated five million cats and dogs die each year in US shelters alone.
The situation is even more desperate in many other countries where geographic, economic and cultural barriers prevent widespread use of sterilization to control dog and cat populations. Suffering is often greatest in these communities.
Much of this tragedy could be prevented by the development of new non-surgical tools which will facilitate population control as well as providing health and behavioral benefits to the animals receiving them. These tools will enable sterilization of those animals traditional sterilization has not reached.
Join the Alliance for Contraception in Cats and Dogs (ACC&D), the ASPCA and Petfinder.com in endorsing this petition by declaring your support now! Your signatures and comments will be delivered to key targets to stimulate funding, research and development, approval and distribution of these life-saving tools.
While many U.S. pet owners are able to afford and access spay/neuter surgery, it's often a different story for low-income pet owners and rural residents. Surgical sterilization is also logistically difficult and expensive for population control of un-owned animals, such as shelter animals and feral cats. An estimated five million cats and dogs die each year in US shelters alone.
The situation is even more desperate in many other countries where geographic, economic and cultural barriers prevent widespread use of sterilization to control dog and cat populations. Suffering is often greatest in these communities.
Much of this tragedy could be prevented by the development of new non-surgical tools which will facilitate population control as well as providing health and behavioral benefits to the animals receiving them. These tools will enable sterilization of those animals traditional sterilization has not reached.
Join the Alliance for Contraception in Cats and Dogs (ACC&D), the ASPCA and Petfinder.com in endorsing this petition by declaring your support now! Your signatures and comments will be delivered to key targets to stimulate funding, research and development, approval and distribution of these life-saving tools.
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# 250:
11:38 am PDT, Jun 21,
Gail Gordon, New Jersey
# 249:
11:34 am PDT, Jun 21,
Martha Waltien, New York
With non-surgical sterilization we could quickly and easily prevent millions of unwanted animals from being born. This procedure would hasten the end of the presence of millions of unwanted and homeless pets in America.
With non-surgical sterilization we could quickly and easily prevent millions of unwanted animals from being born. This procedure would hasten the end of the presence of millions of unwanted and homeless pets in America.
# 248:
11:32 am PDT, Jun 21,
Ann Pursley, Georgia
It just makes sense!!
It just makes sense!!
# 247:
11:31 am PDT, Jun 21,
Name not displayed, New York
I love my three cats, but two were from unwanted litters of kittens and the third was a from a shelter. I always wonder if the other unwanted kittens ended up in loving responsible homes. I spay/neuter my pets and provide adequate care. But as another example last winter my son and I found a young dog that was dumped on a backroad by a truck we saw speed away. We took him to the dog warden because we could not keep him. Hopefully he got adopted, but at least he wasn't left to wander in the woods and starve or be torn apart by coyotes.
I love my three cats, but two were from unwanted litters of kittens and the third was a from a shelter. I always wonder if the other unwanted kittens ended up in loving responsible homes. I spay/neuter my pets and provide adequate care. But as another example last winter my son and I found a young dog that was dumped on a backroad by a truck we saw speed away. We took him to the dog warden because we could not keep him. Hopefully he got adopted, but at least he wasn't left to wander in the woods and starve or be torn apart by coyotes.
# 246:
11:29 am PDT, Jun 21,
Susan Ferris, Illinois
# 245:
11:29 am PDT, Jun 21,
Jeff Kirk, Ohio
# 244:
11:24 am PDT, Jun 21,
Cherie Jacobs, Colorado
# 243:
11:22 am PDT, Jun 21,
Nan Bixler, Texas
# 242:
11:19 am PDT, Jun 21,
Marcia J. Moeller, Illinois
# 241:
11:18 am PDT, Jun 21,
Sarah Kirk, Ohio
# 240:
11:10 am PDT, Jun 21,
Cyndi Dearth, Colorado
With each pregnancy that can be prevented we will cut down on the countless deaths that occur because of overpopulation. Your actions will directly impact the needless births and resulting deaths of hundreds and hundreds of cats and dogs. Thank you.
With each pregnancy that can be prevented we will cut down on the countless deaths that occur because of overpopulation. Your actions will directly impact the needless births and resulting deaths of hundreds and hundreds of cats and dogs. Thank you.
# 239:
11:07 am PDT, Jun 21,
Sara Pryce, Vermont
# 238:
11:06 am PDT, Jun 21,
Name not displayed, Florida
Adoption can only absorb so much of the stray population; we need a viable way to control its exponential growth.
Adoption can only absorb so much of the stray population; we need a viable way to control its exponential growth.
# 237:
11:00 am PDT, Jun 21,
Karen Mauk, Kansas
This would greatly reduce the number of unwanted pets. This would keep the number of unwanted animals at shelters much lower too and save all of us money and heartache. Thank you.
This would greatly reduce the number of unwanted pets. This would keep the number of unwanted animals at shelters much lower too and save all of us money and heartache. Thank you.
# 236:
10:59 am PDT, Jun 21,
Michelle Haberland, Texas
# 235:
10:57 am PDT, Jun 21,
Claudia Nall, Virginia
# 234:
10:56 am PDT, Jun 21,
Susan Hurst, Ohio
# 233:
10:49 am PDT, Jun 21,
Name not displayed, Kentucky
# 232:
10:44 am PDT, Jun 21,
Christy Niezgodzki, Arizona
This is so necessary to win the 'war' on euthanizing unwantd pets!
This is so necessary to win the 'war' on euthanizing unwantd pets!
# 231:
10:42 am PDT, Jun 21,
Sean Yates, Indiana
# 230:
10:42 am PDT, Jun 21,
Elizabeth A. Keville, Ohio
This is a much needed tool in a multi-pronged effort to control feral cat populations. Any intelligent, compassionate person should be behind such an effort.
This is a much needed tool in a multi-pronged effort to control feral cat populations. Any intelligent, compassionate person should be behind such an effort.
# 229:
10:39 am PDT, Jun 21,
Karen H. trader, Florida
# 228:
10:36 am PDT, Jun 21,
Tricia Bly, Texas
Please help us decrease the number of unwanted dogs and cats.
Please help us decrease the number of unwanted dogs and cats.
# 227:
10:29 am PDT, Jun 21,
Ann Detlefsen, New York
Our organization cannot keep up to the overwhelming number of cats and kittens needing homes. And we can only take in a small percentage of them which means most people are euthanizing them or dumping them along the roadside to suffer even worse consequences. What a waste of life! Sterilization is the ONLY solution to this overpopulation problem and the easier and cheaper it is for people and organizations to obtain this procedure, the more it will be implemented and help get a handle on this tragic situation.
Our organization cannot keep up to the overwhelming number of cats and kittens needing homes. And we can only take in a small percentage of them which means most people are euthanizing them or dumping them along the roadside to suffer even worse consequences. What a waste of life! Sterilization is the ONLY solution to this overpopulation problem and the easier and cheaper it is for people and organizations to obtain this procedure, the more it will be implemented and help get a handle on this tragic situation.
# 226:
10:28 am PDT, Jun 21,
Sandra Lindblom, Rhode Island
# 225:
10:21 am PDT, Jun 21,
Betty Williamson, Florida
# 224:
10:19 am PDT, Jun 21,
Julie Gutman, Texas
# 223:
10:17 am PDT, Jun 21,
Barbara A. Smith, Pennsylvania
Lets end the needless death
Lets end the needless death
# 222:
10:11 am PDT, Jun 21,
Kay Joubert, Washington
Efficient non-surgical sterilization will dramatically and positively impact the animal welfare movement in the United States and overseas. In addition to developing a non-surgical method of sterilization, an agreed upon identification system is also needed so animals already sterilized can be recognized and not subjected to additional medical procedures.
Efficient non-surgical sterilization will dramatically and positively impact the animal welfare movement in the United States and overseas. In addition to developing a non-surgical method of sterilization, an agreed upon identification system is also needed so animals already sterilized can be recognized and not subjected to additional medical procedures.
# 221:
10:09 am PDT, Jun 21,
Paula Short, Ohio
# 220:
10:08 am PDT, Jun 21,
Judy Buttery, Indiana
# 219:
9:55 am PDT, Jun 21,
Frances Yates, Indiana
Let's rally support for this common sense alternative to surgery.
Let's rally support for this common sense alternative to surgery.
# 218:
9:41 am PDT, Jun 21,
Name not displayed, Texas
THERE IS A HUGE PET OVERPOPULATION PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. EUTHANISIA IS NOT THE ANSWER.
THERE IS A HUGE PET OVERPOPULATION PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. EUTHANISIA IS NOT THE ANSWER.
# 217:
9:35 am PDT, Jun 21,
Name not displayed, Texas
# 216:
9:33 am PDT, Jun 21,
Steven Lane, Georgia
# 215:
9:32 am PDT, Jun 21,
Sally Stewart, Arizona
# 214:
9:32 am PDT, Jun 21,
Carol Nickerson, Maryland
# 213:
9:26 am PDT, Jun 21,
Suzie Carter, Oklahoma
What a blessing it would be for the animals not to have to be anesthetized, and cut to accomplish what can be done without it. Please help make it happen.
What a blessing it would be for the animals not to have to be anesthetized, and cut to accomplish what can be done without it. Please help make it happen.
# 212:
9:25 am PDT, Jun 21,
Albert W. Pommier, Florida
# 211:
9:24 am PDT, Jun 21,
Maureen Koplow, New Jersey
Overpopulation results in more cat and dog deaths each year than all other causes combined. This is an epidemic (epizootic) that must be stopped!
Overpopulation results in more cat and dog deaths each year than all other causes combined. This is an epidemic (epizootic) that must be stopped!
# 210:
9:19 am PDT, Jun 21,
Kaitlin Myers, Georgia
# 209:
9:16 am PDT, Jun 21,
Name not displayed, Texas
We can make a difference to end the suffering and death of dogs and cats. It truly can be avoided. They deserve a decent quality of life too.
We can make a difference to end the suffering and death of dogs and cats. It truly can be avoided. They deserve a decent quality of life too.
# 208:
9:16 am PDT, Jun 21,
Priscilla Peer, Oklahoma
It is a travesty that so many defenseless animals are allowed to suffer and then put to death just because we as a society are too selfish to do what is necessary to prevent that from happening.
It is a travesty that so many defenseless animals are allowed to suffer and then put to death just because we as a society are too selfish to do what is necessary to prevent that from happening.
# 207:
9:06 am PDT, Jun 21,
Jane Stanze, Missouri
We can make a difference!
We can make a difference!
# 206:
9:05 am PDT, Jun 21,
Edward Monroe, Indiana
# 205:
9:03 am PDT, Jun 21,
Nita Stacy, Oklahoma
I get so depressed about the over population issue in cats and dogs because there are so many people who do not care and continue to let their animals breed and not care for them. The people who need to spay their dogs the most are the ones that never ever do. Feels like no matter all the good intentions of shelters and volunteers...it never helps enough because there are so many stupid people that continue to be irresponsible. I'm talking about animals here...I won't even get into their own reproducing. Anyway, if a non surgical sterilization method could be developed....maybe that would help the situation.
I get so depressed about the over population issue in cats and dogs because there are so many people who do not care and continue to let their animals breed and not care for them. The people who need to spay their dogs the most are the ones that never ever do. Feels like no matter all the good intentions of shelters and volunteers...it never helps enough because there are so many stupid people that continue to be irresponsible. I'm talking about animals here...I won't even get into their own reproducing. Anyway, if a non surgical sterilization method could be developed....maybe that would help the situation.
# 204:
8:56 am PDT, Jun 21,
Pauli Wheeler, Utah
# 203:
8:54 am PDT, Jun 21,
Kc Tate, Tennessee
# 202:
8:53 am PDT, Jun 21,
Name not displayed, Texas
This would be a wonderful tool in fight to control the cat and dog population.
This would be a wonderful tool in fight to control the cat and dog population.
# 201:
8:52 am PDT, Jun 21,
Casey Wimberly, Texas