resources
ACC&D has held four international symposia to bring together researchers, academics, veterinarians, animal welfare professionals and other stakeholders in cat and dog fertility control. Our 4th International Symposium on Non-Surgical Contraceptive Methods of Pet Population Control was held April 8-10, 2010, in Dallas, Texas, U.S. 185 participants from 25 countries came together to explore the latest science and current non-surgical tools. Proceedings from these symposia include presentation abstracts, discussion notes, presentation materials, and attendee lists. Please use the links below to access proceedings from this and previous symposia.
4th International Symposium (2010)
3rd International Symposium (2006)
2nd International Symposium (2004)
1st International Symposium (2002)
Scientific Think Tanks
ACC&D Think Tanks convene multi-disciplinary groups to focus on specific opportunities for advancing our mission. Topics include areas of science with potential to lead to non-surgical sterilants, as well as related areas of research that need to be advanced for future sterilant technologies to be used most effectively and efficiently. To find out more about the Think Tanks and to read outcome reports from each, please click here.
ACC&D Surveys of Veterinarians
ACC&D Non-surgical Sterilization Study: Veterinarian Attitude and Awareness Survey
Report on ACC&D-commissioned survey of 200 U.S. private practice veterinarians' perspectives of surgical sterilization and potential of non-surgical alternatives.
ACC&D Non-surgical Sterilization Study: Shelter Veterinarian Attitude and Awareness Survey
Report on ACC&D-commissioned survey of 240 U.S. shelter veterinarians' perspectives of surgical sterilization and potential of non-surgical alternatives.
Product Profile and Position Pieces (PPPPs)
ACC&D is working to build a library of PPPP's on contraceptive and sterilant technologies which are currently available. Please note that for most currently-available approaches do not meet our priorities of being demonstrated to be safe, effective, and permanent in one treatment. However, because these products are available, we often receive questions about them, and we hope the information in these documents will help those who are considering these products make the best decision for the animals in their care. Please visit again soon as we'll be adding products to this section routinely.
EsterilSol™ Product Profile and Position Paper (See also our Esterilsol page)
Megestrol Acetate (MA) Product Profile and Position Paper
FeralStat™ Product Profile and Position Papers (Note: This document is in the process of being updated to reflect that FeralStat is no longer on the market. However, the resource may be helpful for those considering using an equivalent dosage of the active ingredient, megestrol acetate.)
Contraception and Fertility Control in Animals
This definitive guide was written by Dr. Linda Rhodes (ACC&D Board Vice Chair) and Katherine Moldave, MBA (ACC&D Scientific Advisor) at AlcheraBio LLC. The report was published in late 2002 and originally offered at $1800. AlcheraBio LLC has generously agreed to let us make this valuable resource available on our web site at no charge. ACC&D is currently working—with support from AlcheraBio—to update the report. The updated version is expected to be available on this page mid-2009. Until then, we encourage you to download the original document and take advantage of the wealth of knowledge it contains. (Note: this is a large file. Please contact us at info@acc-d.org if you have trouble accessing the report.)
“Never before have an expert in animal reproduction and animal drug development, and an expert in the marketing of animal health products pooled their resources for a much needed report on contraception and fertility control in pets and farm animals. This report has all the hallmarks to become an indispensable resource for everyone involved in animal contraception, especially in pet population control.”
-Dr. Wolfgang Jöchle, prominent consultant to animal health companies working on reproductive control products
Humane Wildlife Solutions
-from Humane Society Press (available here as a free download)
Edited by Allen T. Rutberg, Humane Wildlife Solutions. Contains six groundbreaking essays by distinguished experts in the field of immunocontraception who discuss the victories and occasional setbacks in the field of non-lethal wildlife contraception since 1987. The last chapter discusses a study done on dog contraception.
Wildlife Contraception
Issues, Methods, and Applications (Zoo and Aquarium Biology and Conservation Series) (Hardcover) by Cheryl S. Asa, Ingrid J. Porton
Animal Welfare Information Center Resource Series No. 28 - January 2005
Compiled and edited by:
Kristina M. Adams M.S.
National Agricultural Library, U.S. Department of Agriculture
This publication provides a comprehensive listing of the literature published on the broad topic of spaying and neutering cats and dogs, including sections on chemical, hormonal and immunological alternatives to surgery.
A Look at Future Tools to Control Free-roaming Cat Populations: Review of Contraceptives and Non-Surgical Sterilant Approaches
Presented by Julie Levy, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, at the 2009 PetSmart Charities' Feline Forum
A Look at Future Tools to Control Free-roaming Cat Populations: Population Dynamics of Feral and Free-roaming Cats
Presented by Margaret Slater, DVM, PhD, at the 2009 PetSmart Charities Feline Forum
