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08-31-2006, 09:48 PM
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AMERICAN CANINE FOUNDATION MEMO
CALIFORNIA FEDERAL LAWSUIT
Does spay and neuter reduce aggression in canines where a claim can be made
that it will protect the public ? A significant number of canines that have
been sterilized are responsible for killing people and data shows high
numbers of sterilized canines show up on dog bite incident reports.
ACF is preparing response briefs in our federal lawsuit, Defense attorneys
in their briefs are making claims that spay and neuter will protect the
public by stopping canine aggression. ACF is moving forward in our federal
lawsuit against LA County, San Francisco and California State Agencies.
Below is a text taken from data using scientific proof from an FDA Federal
Study addressing testosterone in canines:
DR POLLEY DVM
Addressing The Testosterone Issue
"Testosterone plays a role in modulating certain behaviors such as roaming,
urine marking in-doors, sexual mounting and aggression toward other dogs
(versus playful activity or dominance). Neutersol reduces the male hormone,
testosterone, by 41-52% while surgical castration reduces testosterone by
95%. These behaviors may persist after either neutering method.
While testosterone plays a role in affecting certain sexually dimorphic
behaviors, it is not the only factor. In fact, the veterinary behavioral
textbooks point out that there are multiple contributing factors with regard
to these behaviors. Surgical castration does not completely eliminate these
behaviors. The controlled scientific studies that have assessed the effects
of surgical castration with regard to behavior have shown that most dogs
continue exhibiting these behaviors. Aggression toward humans shows little
significant effect after surgical castration. Surgery can have an effect in
some of these, but is far from absolute. The FDA has reviewed the data for
both surgery and Neutersol and included wording in the prescribing
information of Neutersol addressing this fact, "As with surgical castration,
secondary male characteristics (roaming, marking, aggression and mounting)
may persist."
FROM ACF LA COUNTY UPDATE
LA County is preparing to go door to door to sterilize canines, it will
start the first week of September and we have reason to believe soon they
will propose an amendment to target kennels next. ACF is preparing to file a
second lawsuit against LA County in the LA County Superior Court with a
Plaintiff damaged by LA County's mandatory sterilization law with outrageous
breeding requirements. We are awaiting the review of our civil complaint
which is in the hands an attorney from LA who shows dogs in the AKC, we were
told it will be finished this weekend !
ACF
23969 NE State Rte 3
Suite G101
Belfair, Wa 98528
AMERICAN CANINE FOUNDATION MEMO
CALIFORNIA FEDERAL LAWSUIT
Does spay and neuter reduce aggression in canines where a claim can be made
that it will protect the public ? A significant number of canines that have
been sterilized are responsible for killing people and data shows high
numbers of sterilized canines show up on dog bite incident reports.
ACF is preparing response briefs in our federal lawsuit, Defense attorneys
in their briefs are making claims that spay and neuter will protect the
public by stopping canine aggression. ACF is moving forward in our federal
lawsuit against LA County, San Francisco and California State Agencies.
Below is a text taken from data using scientific proof from an FDA Federal
Study addressing testosterone in canines:
DR POLLEY DVM
Addressing The Testosterone Issue
"Testosterone plays a role in modulating certain behaviors such as roaming,
urine marking in-doors, sexual mounting and aggression toward other dogs
(versus playful activity or dominance). Neutersol reduces the male hormone,
testosterone, by 41-52% while surgical castration reduces testosterone by
95%. These behaviors may persist after either neutering method.
While testosterone plays a role in affecting certain sexually dimorphic
behaviors, it is not the only factor. In fact, the veterinary behavioral
textbooks point out that there are multiple contributing factors with regard
to these behaviors. Surgical castration does not completely eliminate these
behaviors. The controlled scientific studies that have assessed the effects
of surgical castration with regard to behavior have shown that most dogs
continue exhibiting these behaviors. Aggression toward humans shows little
significant effect after surgical castration. Surgery can have an effect in
some of these, but is far from absolute. The FDA has reviewed the data for
both surgery and Neutersol and included wording in the prescribing
information of Neutersol addressing this fact, "As with surgical castration,
secondary male characteristics (roaming, marking, aggression and mounting)
may persist."
FROM ACF LA COUNTY UPDATE
LA County is preparing to go door to door to sterilize canines, it will
start the first week of September and we have reason to believe soon they
will propose an amendment to target kennels next. ACF is preparing to file a
second lawsuit against LA County in the LA County Superior Court with a
Plaintiff damaged by LA County's mandatory sterilization law with outrageous
breeding requirements. We are awaiting the review of our civil complaint
which is in the hands an attorney from LA who shows dogs in the AKC, we were
told it will be finished this weekend !
ACF
23969 NE State Rte 3
Suite G101
Belfair, Wa 98528