The World’s First Sterility Pills for Dogs
For the hundreds of millions of stray dogs who will never receive expensive surgical sterilization, a new animal birth control pill, better known as a sterility pill, is now being developed which can allow us to finally end the dog overpopulation problem without surgery, without having to capture the animals, and without euthanasia.
The non-profit charity 600 Million Stray Dogs Need You was created to finish the development of the pill and to ensure it is widely distributed and kept affordable for animals in need.
The Solution: This new sterility pill for dogs is a breakthrough product, and a cat version will be developed as soon as funds are available. By the end of 2011, we expect to announce a single-dose pill, which produces lifetime sterility.
Once approved, this non-surgical form of birth control for dogs can bring an end to the number one problem faced by virtually all humane societies, animal rescue organizations, city pounds and county animal control agencies around the world: far more stray dogs than available homes or cages.
The New Era for Animal Welfare: For the first time in history, there will be a safe and affordable alternative to expensive and time-consuming sterilization surgery. In a short span of time, large populations of stray dogs can be affordably, humanely and dramatically reduced. Once distributed, this new pill can create the single largest reduction of animal suffering in history. The financial savings realized by humane societies and rescue groups will be unprecedented. The reduction in the use of euthanasia will be unprecedented, and the bitter friction between animal welfare groups over euthanasia and no-kill policies can end.
Our Current Challenge: We must raise the money to pay for all of the costs associated with the development, registration, manufacturing and distribution of this revolutionary product. Regulatory requirements, particularly in the U.S., are expensive - and we must raise all of the funds ourselves.
The good news is that the majority of these costs are one-time costs.
As soon as we can pay the bills, we can use the pill to begin to break the cycle of suffering for 600 million homeless, diseased and starving stray dogs who barely survive around the world on any given day.
Over 60 nations have no laws against cruelty to animals, and brutal mass killings of 30,000 to 50,000 street dogs are taking place to control the stray population in cities like Athens, Beijing and Rio. Dogs are beaten to death, hanged, strangled, poisoned, electrocuted, and thrown off bridges. In the U.S., an estimated six million overpopulated dogs are euthanized every year.
The Cycle of Suffering: The 600 million stray dogs reproduce as often as twice a year, producing over one billion stray pups, which can begin giving birth by 6 months of age. Despite mass killings and an average life span of only three years, the worldwide population of stray dogs is expanding at an alarming rate, largely because they live on a diet of human garbage; and as the human population grows, so does the amount of garbage. Until now, there has been no end in sight to this cycle of needless suffering.
The Financial Consequences: Working on the problem of pet overpopulation are an estimated 5,000 humane societies in the U.S. and approximately 10,000 animal groups globally. One of the largest is the Humane Society of the U.S. with revenues of $80 million a year. The U.S. humane community began over 100 years ago with the ASPCA, which has current revenues of $125 million. The U.S. also spends approximately 2 billion tax dollars annually to control the dog and cat overpopulation problem. Not only have such expenditures not solved the problem, they must be repeated each year.
The Human Cost: This pill is expected to significantly help prevent the deaths of up to 55,000 people each year, most of whom die painful, prolonged deaths from rabies after being bitten by rabid stray dogs.
The News for Cats: Although the dog version of the pill does not work on cats, evidence shows a modified pill can be developed to work on cats, but we also need to finance that project ourselves. In the meantime, the dog pill will indirectly benefit cats as humane societies around the world will find their resources liberated to a greater extent than ever before. U.S. organizations will be able to amplify the time and effort they put into helping the estimated 30 million to 100 million homeless and feral cats in the U.S.
The Poor and Underserved: Often when products like this are marketed, they are priced as high as the market will bear. As a result, those living in low-income communities and the poorest of the world are left out. Not this time. From the start, our priority is to put our efforts where the need is greatest and on a non-profit basis, in order to end the global cycle of suffering endured by man's best friend.
Be a part of history. Help us pay the costs of this pill and make it available. Donations are tax deductible.
Join the team today … volunteers are also needed in all departments and at all levels.
So what are you waiting for?
It's time to begin the extinction of a big problem for animals in peril.
Click the Donate Now button, give us a call at 954.464.9331, or email us at Alex@600dogs.org
We're looking forward to working with you.
Sincerely,
Alex and The Team at 600 Million Stray Dogs Need You
