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have been looking for a fast, effective and humane vaccine. The perfect blend would be a combination of sterilization and rabies vaccines, Young said.
• "It would be a major game changer," Young said. Rabies kills up to 40,000 people a year in India alone.
• If he had his way, Young would forego the tests. "It's been tested. They need to get it out there. It should be spread around like candy in India and Mexico," he said.
• GonaCon has worked as long as six years in some of the wild animals tested. Booster shots were given to others to extend sterilization, Steinberger said.
• It was never tested on a large number of dogs because no one stepped up to foot the bill.
• Petco Foundation donated about half the money for the study.
• "Animals are the reason Petco is in business. We are always looking for ways to make their lives better and help with the tragedy of overpopulation," said foundation executive director Paul Jolly.
• Steinberger brought together the tribes, researchers, donors and volunteers.
• GonaCon can't be used on domestic pets, Steinberger emphasized. The Food and Drug Administration would require about a decade of testing and that would cost between $16 million and $20 million, Young said.
• Young, who operates a low-cost clinic in Denver, has performed over 165,000 (mostly spay and neuter) surgeries, more than anyone else on the planet, he said.
• "I would love for something to put me out of that business," he said.
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• EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) -- Free agent and former Packers linebacker Desmond Bishop has visited the Vikings.
• Defensive coordinator Alan Williams said after minicamp practice Wednesday that Bishop went through a "good workout" with team officials. Williams deferred to general manager Rick Spielman and head coach Leslie Frazier about the possibility of signing the seventh-year veteran.
• Bishop played in a 3-4 defense with Green Bay. Minnesota uses a 4-3 scheme. But Williams said he doesn't believe there'd be much of an adjustment if Bishop were to join the Vikings.
• The Packers released Bishop on Monday. He started at inside linebacker for two years before tearing his hamstring during an exhibition game, an injury that kept him out for the entire 2012 season.
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