Center for Animals and Public Policy director, Dr. Allen Rutberg, is quoted and research referenced in the article in New Scientist science and technology magazine Published January 26, 2020 By Alice Klein Shooting wild horses with contraceptive darts may help curb their numbers in parts of the US where their populations are ballooning out of control. Horses Read More
Monday, October 28, 2019 at 12 PM – 12:50 PM in the Agnes Varis AUDITORIUM, in the Campus Center (#16 on the Campus Map) Part of the Animal Matters Seminar Series presented by Tufts Center for Animals and Public Policy with the Behavior Club Speaker: Nina Ekholm Fry, MSSc., CCTP Director of Equine Programs, Institute Read More
Contraceptive efficacy of priming and boosting doses of controlled-release PZP in wild horses Allen Rutberg, Kayla Grams, John W. Turner Jr, Heidi Hopkins Wildlife Research Published: April 27, 2017 http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/WR16123 Abstract Context. At some sites, wild horse populations have been effectively and non-invasively regulated using remote darting with porcine zona pellucida (PZP) immunocontraceptive vaccines. However, Read More
Published online: October 19, 2015 Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science Volume 19, Issue 1, 2016 Mary A. Koncel Abstract Research on the adoption and relinquishment of horses, both domestic and wild, remains limited. As a result, little is known about adopters, their adopted horses, and their adoption experience. This study surveyed and interviewed 17 Read More