Pet owners

Have you ever wished you could have your pet sterilized without putting them through surgery? Surgical sterilization (usually referred to as “spaying” or “neutering”) is an effective and relatively safe procedure. However, there are risks with any surgery and anyone who has watched a pet recover from spay or neuter surgery can see that a pet experiences pain. Wouldn’t it be ideal to achieve the benefits of sterilization with one simple injection?

Non-surgical sterilization offers more than an alternative for pet owners. 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 U.S. 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 methods that facilitate population control as well as provide health and behavioral benefits to the animals receiving them. These tools will enable sterilization of those animals traditional sterilization has not reached, in addition to giving pet owners a less invasive alternative for sterilization of their pets.

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