Spay-Vac® still gaining ground, immunocontraceptive vaccin..

External Since: Jul 10, 2003 Posts: 22

It's worth noting that multi million pound charities like the
CONservation hooligans RSPB spend nothing & donate nothing towards
finding non lethal alternatives to wildlife controls, they continue
with the desire to see millions of animals slaughtered each year in
unnecessary culling measures, usually provided by their sporting
partners who do much of the culling.

The RSPB oversee the slaughter of deer, ruddy duck etc each reason
they give for the slaughtered is easily countered by the use of
immunocontraceptives.

Remember this next time they ask for a donation, your money is being
used to slaughter wildlife.

http://www.dal.ca/~pubrel/media/2003/2003-08-21.html

Funding will help control the pet population
Thursday, August 21, 2003: Halifax, Nova Scotia

Dalhousie University has received funding to continue its research
into groundbreaking pet contraceptive vaccines. Sharing a $132,000
(U.S.) grant with the University of Florida’s Dr. Julie Levy, the
funding comes from PETsMART Charities, a non-profit charity dedicated
to saving the lives of homeless pets.
SpayVac™ is a fertility control vaccine that can be injected into a
female animal to produce an immune response that provides
contraception for multi-year periods from a single injection. This
funding will help Dr. Bill Pohajdak and colleagues in Dalhousie
Biology develop a SpayVac™ formulation for domestic cats.

SpayVac™ will be the first product created using the exceptional
vaccine platform technology, VacciMax, ™ that was also developed at
Dalhousie. ImmunoVaccine Technologies Inc. (IVT) is a biotechnology
company providing a unique liposome-based single-dose vaccine
platform, trade-named VacciMax™ to companies seeking to develop
enhanced-response vaccines. IVT’s first products are
immunocontraceptive vaccines for controlling animal fertility, under
the trade name SpayVac™.

“This generous donation by PETsMART Charities is a welcome validation
of SpayVac™ as a unique, humane method for the responsible control of
domestic pet populations,” said Dr. Warwick Kimmins, the President and
CEO of ImmunoVaccine Technologies Inc., a partner of this research.
“It is an indication of the enormous need for a product like this by
animal shelters around the world.” Kimmins is also the former Dean of
the Faculty of Science at Dalhousie.

Previously, wildlife applications have been developed for SpayVac™.
The vaccine is custom designed for each species, to achieve the
optimum dosage. SpayVac™ can achieve multi-year 100 percent
contraception, whereas other vaccines require follow-up boosters and
most often annual boosters.

Dalhousie University is a comprehensive, research-intensive
institution with an enrolment of more than 14,500 students annually.

For further information, contact:

Dr. Bill Pohajdak, Department of Biology, Dalhousie University, Tel:
902.494.1853

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External Since: Jul 01, 2003 Posts: 178

"Malcolm" <brutalAttak.RemoveThis@ToughGuy.net> wrote in message news:fcf85498022ad48e4a2f6c843e81f5c1@news.teranews.com...
> It's worth noting that multi million pound charities like the
> CONservation hooligans RSPB spend nothing & donate nothing towards
> finding non lethal alternatives to wildlife controls, they continue
> with the desire to see millions of animals slaughtered each year in
> unnecessary culling measures, usually provided by their sporting
> partners who do much of the culling.
>
> The RSPB oversee the slaughter of deer, ruddy duck etc each reason
> they give for the slaughtered is easily countered by the use of
> immunocontraceptives.
>
> Remember this next time they ask for a donation, your money is being
> used to slaughter wildlife.
>
>
> http://www.dal.ca/~pubrel/media/2003/2003-08-21.html
>
>
>
> Funding will help control the pet population
> Thursday, August 21, 2003: Halifax, Nova Scotia
>
> Dalhousie University has received funding to continue its research
> into groundbreaking pet contraceptive vaccines. Sharing a $132,000
> (U.S.) grant with the University of Florida's Dr. Julie Levy, the
> funding comes from PETsMART Charities, a non-profit charity dedicated
> to saving the lives of homeless pets.
> SpayVacT is a fertility control vaccine that can be injected into a
> female animal to produce an immune response that provides
> contraception for multi-year periods from a single injection. This
> funding will help Dr. Bill Pohajdak and colleagues in Dalhousie
> Biology develop a SpayVacT formulation for domestic cats.
>
> SpayVacT will be the first product created using the exceptional
> vaccine platform technology, VacciMax, T that was also developed at
> Dalhousie. ImmunoVaccine Technologies Inc. (IVT) is a biotechnology
> company providing a unique liposome-based single-dose vaccine
> platform, trade-named VacciMaxT to companies seeking to develop
> enhanced-response vaccines. IVT's first products are
> immunocontraceptive vaccines for controlling animal fertility, under
> the trade name SpayVacT.
>
> "This generous donation by PETsMART Charities is a welcome validation
> of SpayVacT as a unique, humane method for the responsible control of
> domestic pet populations," said Dr. Warwick Kimmins, the President and
> CEO of ImmunoVaccine Technologies Inc., a partner of this research.
> "It is an indication of the enormous need for a product like this by
> animal shelters around the world." Kimmins is also the former Dean of
> the Faculty of Science at Dalhousie.
>
>
>
> Previously, wildlife applications have been developed for SpayVacT.
> The vaccine is custom designed for each species, to achieve the
> optimum dosage. SpayVacT can achieve multi-year 100 percent
> contraception, whereas other vaccines require follow-up boosters and
> most often annual boosters.
>
> Dalhousie University is a comprehensive, research-intensive
> institution with an enrolment of more than 14,500 students annually.
>
> For further information, contact:
>
> Dr. Bill Pohajdak, Department of Biology, Dalhousie University, Tel:
> 902.494.1853
>
This reminds me of a discussion I had on controlling deer
populations in Ohio. Instead of shooting the bucks with
high velocity rifles, I suggested shooting them in the flanks
with a contraceptive pellet from an air rifle.

"What if these bucks could be sterilised using a pellet, much like
the lead pellets used in air rifles. Could they be shot in the flank
with these quite rifles to avoid frightening the rest away?

[Large-scale studies are scheduled to begin by the end of the year.
Rekers said a male contraceptive pill or *implant* could be available
by 2005.] *my emphasis*
http://europe.cnn.com/2000/HEALTH/09/08/your.health.male/
firstoftwins Date: 2002-01-22