Symposium program information, 1st EsterilSol grant funded

November 18, 2009

We hope you are keeping warm and healthy this season. We're writing to share some exciting news with you:

We have awarded our first EsterilSolâ„¢ grant to Sentir Animal in Cali, Colombia! Sentir Animal is a great match for the EsterilSol Small Grants Program and we are so pleased to be able to support this organization as it gets started using injectable sterilization for male dogs. Read more below.

Our 4th International Symposium on Non-Surgical Contraceptive Methods of Pet Population Control is drawing nearer, and we have more information available on our website to help with your planning. Read more below or visit our website for details. And please forward this e-mail to your friends and colleagues who may be interested in this one-of-a-kind event!

All our best to you and yours,

Joyce Briggs, President

ACC & D awards EsterilSol Grant

Sentir Animal in Cali, Colombia is first recipient of an EsterilSol grant

ACC & D started the EsterilSol Small Grants Program to help nonprofits outside the U.S. take advantage of the opportunity to sterilize male dogs with an injection. EsterilSol

makes it possible to sterilize male dogs without changing their male

appearance or behaviors, which is important to many dog owners, particularly in some cultures. The relatively low price and ease of administration can also make it possible to sterilize more dogs without increasing expense or time.

Grantee Profile: Sentir Animal's projects for companion animals include weekend sterilization and education clinics in communities in and around Cali, Colombia. Many owners refuse to

have their male dogs castrated because they don't want them emasculated; only 14% of the dogs brought into the clinics are male.Cost of surgery is another obstacle for Sentir Animal. A faster and less expensive method of sterilization will allow them to help more dogs with sterilization and owner education.

The grant will cover training-related travel expenses and help purchase injections for over 750 dogs.

Sentir

Animal's Liliana Sierra contacted ACC & D last fall asking if we could

help her organization use EsterilSol. Her appeal was one of several

which inspired us to establish the EsterilSol Small Grants Program. We are

delighted to award the first EsterilSol grant to this impressive

organization!

This first grant was funded by individual donations to ACC & D, including contributions from our directors. Please help us fund future grants by making a donation through our website or our Facebook cause, "Sterilize a needy dog with a $4 injection."

Interested in applying for or sponsoring a grant? Details and application materials can be found here.

Please forward this e-mail to any groups you know that might benefit from an EsterilSol grant!

(Photo: Outside a Sentir Animal clinic in Felidia, Colombia)

ACC & D's 4th International Symposium

Preliminary program available

ACC & D's 4th International Symposium on Non-Surgical Contraceptive Methods of Pet Population Control will be held April 8-10, 2010 in Dallas, Texas, U.S.

Join us to learn more about

the status cat and dog contraception and non-surgical sterilizationthe Michelson Prize and Grants programthe latest science and pathways forwardmeeting unique needs of feral and free-roaming felinesinjectable sterilization of male dogsClick here for more information and keep posted: registration opens next month!

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