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---------- Forwarded message ----------From: Suzanne Roy Date: Fri, Apr 1, 201 at !:0 "#$%&'e(t: )eporting Animal *el+are omplaint - #are $teriliation)esear(h at /# %rns orrals

 o: ia(%(.(hair@oregonstate.ed%, )e&e((a.enry@oregonstate.ed%, elen.Diggs@oregonstate.ed%, )i(h.oldren@oregonstate.ed%

 o the #em&ers o+ the regon $tate 3niversity 4nstit%tional Animalare and 3se ommittee: 4 am writing to report %rgent animal wel+are (on(erns relating to aresear(h pro'e(t %nder review &y yo%r 4A3.  he resear(h in 5%estion involves three e6periments des(ri&ed in

the %rea% o+ /and #anagement 7/#8 #are $teriliation )esear(h9nvironmental Assessment, to &e (ond%(ted &y regon $tate3niversity 7$38 in (on'%n(tion with the /#. $in(e it is my %nderstanding that the 4A3 is (%rrently reviewing thisresear(h, this (omplaint re5%ires yo%r immediate attention 4 am o(ially s%&mitting the atta(hed (omments, spe(i;(ally&eginning at $e(tion , page !, and veterinary statements regardingthe proposed resear(h to yo%r 4A3 and as=ing yo%r 4A3 to de(lineto approve these proposed e6periments, &ased on the (on(erns

o%tlined in these do(%ments. 4n &rie+, these in(l%de the +ollowing.

1. Functional assessment of ovariectomy (spaying) viacolpotomy of wild mares as an acceptable method ofcontraception and wild horse population control

4n its %ne 201? report, “Using Science to Improve the BLM Wild Horseand Burro Program: A Way or!ard"# the A$) re(ommendedagainst ovarie(tomy in wild horses, stating, “$he possi%ility that

ovariectomy may %e &ollo!ed %y prolonged %leeding or peritonealin&ection makes it inadvisable for eld application'# ( p. 1BC-1B8

A se(ond A$ panel (onvened &y the /# to eval%ate this spe(i;(resear(h proposal re(ommended it +or +%nding &%t did not address the;rst A$ ;nding regarding advisa&ility +or ;eld setting, &%t did warnthat the (ond%(t o+ the pro(ed%re on wild horses may (a%se theEmortality rate to %e higher than the )* reported in the pu%lished

mailto:sroy@wildhorsepreservation.orgmailto:iacuc.chair@oregonstate.edumailto:Rebecca.Henry@oregonstate.edumailto:Helen.Diggs@oregonstate.edumailto:Helen.Diggs@oregonstate.edumailto:Rich.Holdren@oregonstate.eduhttps://eplanning.blm.gov/epl-front-office/projects/nepa/56292/67242/73184/MareSterilizationResearchEA_12172015.pdfhttps://eplanning.blm.gov/epl-front-office/projects/nepa/56292/67242/73184/MareSterilizationResearchEA_12172015.pdfhttp://www.nap.edu/catalog/13511/using-science-to-improve-the-blm-wild-horse-and-burro-prohttp://www.nap.edu/catalog/13511/using-science-to-improve-the-blm-wild-horse-and-burro-promailto:iacuc.chair@oregonstate.edumailto:Rebecca.Henry@oregonstate.edumailto:Helen.Diggs@oregonstate.edumailto:Helen.Diggs@oregonstate.edumailto:Rich.Holdren@oregonstate.eduhttps://eplanning.blm.gov/epl-front-office/projects/nepa/56292/67242/73184/MareSterilizationResearchEA_12172015.pdfhttps://eplanning.blm.gov/epl-front-office/projects/nepa/56292/67242/73184/MareSterilizationResearchEA_12172015.pdfhttp://www.nap.edu/catalog/13511/using-science-to-improve-the-blm-wild-horse-and-burro-prohttp://www.nap.edu/catalog/13511/using-science-to-improve-the-blm-wild-horse-and-burro-promailto:sroy@wildhorsepreservation.org

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literature. For this reason, the A$) review panel stated thatproposals +or less invasive methods E!ould %e sa&er + !ith less ris, o&hemorrhage or evisceration + and pro%a%ly less pain&ul.

$pe(i;( (on(erns:

•  Lack of post operative care - *hen ovarie(tomy is per+ormedin domesti( horses, e6tensive post-operative (are is re5%ired,in(l%ding stall (on;nement, in(l%ding a period o+ time in (ross-ties to prevent lying down or rolling, whi(h wo%ld pla(e horses atin(reased ris= o+ hemorrhage or evis(eration. are+%l post-operative monitoring, pain relie+ and anti&ioti( treatment are alsore5%ired. one of this re!uired post-operative care will beprovided to mares in this study"

• #ncreased risk to pregnant mares - !G per(ent o+ the wild

horses %sed in this st%dy will &e pregnant. he pro(ed%re will(a%se mares in early to mid-stages o+ pregnan(y to lose their+oals d%e to loss o+ progesterone prod%(tion (a%sed &y removalo+ the ovaries. #ares in later stages o+ pregnan(y will also &e atris= o+ a&ortion d%e to the tra%ma o+ (apt%re, handling,(on;nement in a s5%eee (h%te and the pro(ed%re itsel+. ocontingencies have been developed to addresscomplications from pregnancy loss$ including retainedplacentas" o consideration has been given to the factthat pregnant mares are at higher risk of hemorrhagefrom ovariectomy due to the engorgement with blood and

hormones of reproductive tract tissues"

• Sedation re!uirements" he /# has not addressed thediHering sedation re5%irements o+ wild horses when (ompared todomesti( horses, and the variation in response to sedation dr%gsamongst individ%al wild horses. ideo ta=en o+ a veterinarianasso(iated with this resear(h (ond%(ting an ovarie(tomy on awild &%rro do(%ments an inade5%ately anesthetied animal who(learly +eels the pain o+ the pro(ed%re. his &%rro died a+ter%ndergoing this s%rgery. 7see /# e6pert spay panel I atta(hed8.

• %se of &'' horses not ustied" e 5%estion regarding theeHe(ts o+ ovarie(tomy via (olpotomy on !ild horses (o%ld &eanswered thro%gh the %se o+ +ar +ewer animals.

*" +valuation of minimally invasive methods of contraceptionin wild horse and burro mares, tubal ligation andhysteroscopically-guided oviduct papilla laser ablation

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 hese pro(ed%res while less invasive still raise (on(erns regardingeHe(ts on pregnant mares, pain management and post-pro(ed%remonitoring and (are.

Additional the n%m&er o+ horses proposed to &e %sed is too large to &e

 '%sti;ed, and the ne(essity o+ these e6periments is 5%estiona&le,parti(%larly in light o+ a A$) s%ggestion that Eproo+ o+ (on(eptst%dy on domesti( mares &e (ond%(ted &e+ore attempting thepro(ed%re in wild mares, who (annot &e handled, (losely monitored ore6amined post-pro(ed%re. o my =nowledge no proo+ o+ (on(ept st%dyhas &een done and the /# is pro(eeding with the pro(ed%re on atleast G0 wild mares.

4 will &e s%&mitting more detailed in+ormation to yo% ne6t wee=. 3ntilthat time, 4 as= that yo% pla(e any a(tions to approve thesee6periments on hold.

 han= yo% +or yo%r (onsideration.

$%anne )oy

--$%anne )oy, Dire(torAmeri(an *ild orse "reservation ampaignwww.*ildorse"reservation.org1-!-?C

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