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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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# 26,561:
1:41 am PDT, Jun 9,
Isabelle Kellner, Germany
# 26,560:
11:21 pm PDT, Jun 7,
Bonnie Hancock, Indiana
# 26,559:
4:21 pm PDT, Jun 7,
Carlo Bengiovanni, California
# 26,558:
4:43 am PDT, Jun 7,
Dieltjens Christel, Belgium
# 26,557:
1:11 pm PDT, Jun 6,
Katrin Finsterbusch, Germany
# 26,556:
7:36 pm PDT, Jun 5,
Jack Maez, New Mexico
# 26,555:
1:37 am PDT, Jun 4,
Geanina Toussaint, Netherlands
# 26,554:
9:12 pm PDT, Jun 2,
Lisa Costello, Connecticut
# 26,553:
2:57 pm PDT, Jun 1,
Name not displayed, California
less painful for the animal, better for low income animals owners, the ability to sterilize more animals at a lower price could in the long run cut down on the stray population , abuse and neglect. Vets could sterilized many more animals a day cutting down unwanted litters considerably.
less painful for the animal, better for low income animals owners, the ability to sterilize more animals at a lower price could in the long run cut down on the stray population , abuse and neglect. Vets could sterilized many more animals a day cutting down unwanted litters considerably.
# 26,552:
11:05 am PDT, May 30,
Name not displayed, Wisconsin
I grew up on in the country and people were constantly dropping their pregnant females on our propery. With this shot we could reduce that occurance.
I grew up on in the country and people were constantly dropping their pregnant females on our propery. With this shot we could reduce that occurance.
# 26,551:
1:38 am PDT, May 29,
Name not displayed, Germany
# 26,550:
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10:32 am PDT, May 28,
Judith Sumpter, Texas
Would be MUCH cheaper, easier to obtain, and most of all, better and SAFER for the animal! |
# 26,549:
10:22 am PDT, May 28,
Anca Pohoata, United Kingdom
# 26,548:
6:48 am PDT, May 28,
Danielle Grycowski, Wisconsin
# 26,547:
12:55 am PDT, May 26,
Samantha Gray, California
# 26,546:
11:44 pm PDT, May 23,
Patricia Stindt, Germany
# 26,545:
10:17 am PDT, May 23,
Roman Barancheev, Russian Federation
# 26,544:
10:17 am PDT, May 23,
Karina Piterskaya, Russian Federation
# 26,543:
4:23 am PDT, May 23,
Katerina Dundrova, Czech Republic
# 26,542:
6:38 pm PDT, May 20,
Sharon Steelman, Florida
I work with homeless pets and although it matters to the pets you save, it is just a small dent in the whole population of homeless pets. Sometimes it feels like you are drowning. It's so hard to keep up with saving homeless pets when after every one you find a home for there are thousands of others that will die that day in animal control facilities due to lack of good owners willing to adopt them. We are a civilized nation that has let this inhumane issue of animal suffering go on too long. We despartly need an easy, faster, and lower cost method of animal sterilization. If I could give out a Nobel Prize award I think the folks who developed this product should get one.
I work with homeless pets and although it matters to the pets you save, it is just a small dent in the whole population of homeless pets. Sometimes it feels like you are drowning. It's so hard to keep up with saving homeless pets when after every one you find a home for there are thousands of others that will die that day in animal control facilities due to lack of good owners willing to adopt them. We are a civilized nation that has let this inhumane issue of animal suffering go on too long. We despartly need an easy, faster, and lower cost method of animal sterilization. If I could give out a Nobel Prize award I think the folks who developed this product should get one.
# 26,541:
7:57 am PDT, May 19,
Blackcat Penny, United Kingdom
no comment just signing
no comment just signing
# 26,540:
4:44 pm PDT, May 16,
Benjamin France, Kansas
I feel that this would be an excellent thing to have, for both pet owners, and to help control the population of feral cats and stray dogs.
I feel that this would be an excellent thing to have, for both pet owners, and to help control the population of feral cats and stray dogs.
# 26,539:
4:56 am PDT, May 16,
Moohita Kaur Garg, India
we need non surgical sterlization for cats and dogs because in tropical countries like INDIA the climate, environment,lack of sterlization , uneducated manpower more often kill the animals.
we need non surgical sterlization for cats and dogs because in tropical countries like INDIA the climate, environment,lack of sterlization , uneducated manpower more often kill the animals.
# 26,538:
3:47 pm PDT, May 15,
ELIZABETH LEAL, Texas
# 26,537:
9:09 pm PDT, May 14,
Judith Haskins, Kansas
Easier for the pet owner. Safer for the pet. Might not be as costly. Less stray animals.
Easier for the pet owner. Safer for the pet. Might not be as costly. Less stray animals.
# 26,536:
10:12 am PDT, May 14,
Diago Fox, New York
I believe non-surgical sterilization would be much better. For one, it wouldn't prevent the production of neccesary hormones that surgical sterilization does. Without these hormones, animals do change their behaviors in a lot of ways (some say for the good, I personally don't feel that way).
I believe non-surgical sterilization would be much better. For one, it wouldn't prevent the production of neccesary hormones that surgical sterilization does. Without these hormones, animals do change their behaviors in a lot of ways (some say for the good, I personally don't feel that way).
# 26,535:
11:39 am PDT, May 13,
Darlene Roepke, Wisconsin
# 26,534:
11:31 am PDT, May 13,
M Nedopak, North Carolina
# 26,533:
7:43 pm PDT, May 12,
Jennifer Jordan, North Carolina
Expense seems to be the biggest deterrent for people having their animals sterilized via surgery, with the possible exception of just plain laziness and uncaring pet owners. A simple injection would hopefully be less expensive and administered at low cost clinics, similar to rabies clinics that are offered frequently and for very reasonable fees.
Expense seems to be the biggest deterrent for people having their animals sterilized via surgery, with the possible exception of just plain laziness and uncaring pet owners. A simple injection would hopefully be less expensive and administered at low cost clinics, similar to rabies clinics that are offered frequently and for very reasonable fees.
# 26,532:
10:44 am PDT, May 12,
Nina Gsöllpointner, Austria
# 26,531:
9:26 am PDT, May 11,
Sophia Papadohatzaki, Greece
# 26,530:
4:44 pm PDT, May 10,
Leslie Roripaugh, California
The FDA approved an injectable in 2003. Here is more info. Copy and paste this website. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1370/is_6_37/ai_111269279/
The FDA approved an injectable in 2003. Here is more info. Copy and paste this website. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1370/is_6_37/ai_111269279/
# 26,529:
2:17 pm PDT, May 10,
Sheyenne Wales, Massachusetts
# 26,528:
7:22 am PDT, May 10,
Carolina Martinez, Spain
# 26,527:
6:54 pm PDT, May 9,
Dianne Douglas, Arizona
# 26,526:
1:18 pm PDT, May 6,
Roswitha Von Heissen, Germany
# 26,525:
7:48 am PDT, May 6,
Teresa Campos, Portugal
# 26,524:
4:14 pm PDT, May 5,
Name not displayed, Russian Federation
# 26,523:
12:53 pm PDT, May 5,
Angela Lung, Canada
# 26,522:
10:47 am PDT, May 5,
Angie Whiteman, United Kingdom
# 26,521:
7:09 am PDT, May 5,
Name not displayed, Missouri
Pet over population
Pet over population
# 26,520:
9:50 pm PDT, May 4,
Leony Chrystie, Indonesia
because the surgical sterization is to expensive... i want spay n neuter but dnt have much money... because i have many cats.... and i think its less paintfull for cats n dogs
because the surgical sterization is to expensive... i want spay n neuter but dnt have much money... because i have many cats.... and i think its less paintfull for cats n dogs
# 26,519:
1:59 am PDT, May 3,
Familie Rens Hanke, Germany
# 26,518:
1:58 am PDT, May 3,
Moni Anonym, Germany
# 26,517:
3:50 pm PDT, May 2,
DEBRA RADFORD-BOEHMER, Missouri
We are overwhelmed with dogs and cat's in shelters because of the slow economy and lost jobs. There are too many homeless dogs and cats now.
We are overwhelmed with dogs and cat's in shelters because of the slow economy and lost jobs. There are too many homeless dogs and cats now.
# 26,516:
6:32 am PDT, May 2,
Sarah Cole, Australia
# 26,515:
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8:55 pm PDT, Apr 30,
Aurelys Vila, Dominican Republic
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# 26,514:
6:21 pm PDT, Apr 29,
Alex Netherton, North Carolina
# 26,513:
9:14 pm PDT, Apr 28,
Cynthia Ramos, California
It is as safer procedure and is inexpensive more people will be able to afford a simple shot and on top of it the animal does not have to go through surgery.
It is as safer procedure and is inexpensive more people will be able to afford a simple shot and on top of it the animal does not have to go through surgery.
# 26,512:
4:11 am PDT, Apr 28,
Name not displayed, Ireland
# 26,511:
2:01 pm PDT, Apr 27,
Name not displayed, Florida
There are too many feral cats at our condo complex community. I am unable to trap any more and have them spayed. Health reasons. No one cares about feral cats where I live. They just abuse them, kill them or poison them. Many get sick. It is very cruel what people will do to get rid of these cats. I want to see it stop and hope a nonsurgical form of contraception can be developed. Please help to stop the suffering of these poor animals. Thank you.
There are too many feral cats at our condo complex community. I am unable to trap any more and have them spayed. Health reasons. No one cares about feral cats where I live. They just abuse them, kill them or poison them. Many get sick. It is very cruel what people will do to get rid of these cats. I want to see it stop and hope a nonsurgical form of contraception can be developed. Please help to stop the suffering of these poor animals. Thank you.
# 26,510:
3:35 pm PDT, Apr 26,
Kristina Salgado, Arkansas
# 26,509:
1:15 am PDT, Apr 26,
Michel Michaeljohn, California
# 26,508:
6:09 am PDT, Apr 23,
July Robert, Switzerland
# 26,507:
1:49 pm PDT, Apr 21,
Angela Shonia, Vermont
If it's as easy as a shot, it's so hard on pets and I honestly think more people would do it and it would cut down on the pet population. If we can do a shot to euthanize why not to sterilize?
If it's as easy as a shot, it's so hard on pets and I honestly think more people would do it and it would cut down on the pet population. If we can do a shot to euthanize why not to sterilize?
# 26,506:
12:03 pm PDT, Apr 20,
Jason Eldridge, North Carolina
# 26,505:
11:19 am PDT, Apr 20,
Mark Herman, Ohio
# 26,504:
10:02 am PDT, Apr 20,
Leigh Bennett, Georgia