I have a female dog that I choose to not have fixed, and the dog has puppies, do I have moral obligations?

Question

For the puppies after 6 months of age?

OK then, you have the same obligation to YOUR CHILDREN !!! BTW- I have no dogs.

Answer 1

yes

Answer 2

Obligations beyond legal you mean?

Depending on the state or country you are in you are legally bound to give them a good home. Trusting you don't have a kennel you can only have a certain amount of dogs (usually up to 3 or 4) Beyond that you need dispensation you will not easily get. Killing the pups, abandoning them or some other bad stuff could get you into jail (up to 6 months per pup iirc)

Morally you have to find a good home for them. But morals are subjective at best. I'd go with legal before worrying about moral.

Answer 3

Yes. You have the obligation to make sure that YOUR dog's puppies are taken care of by you or someone who can provide a good home. Do you not feel emotionally obligated to take care of these puppies? Have your dog spayed and you'll never have to be obligated again!

Answer 4

It was your choice to not have the dog fixed, so as a result there are puppies. The dog was not in control, you were. Therefore you do have an obligation to the puppies. Next time get your dog fixed.

Answer 5

You left an intact male outside unattended, and he were given free. Now the safeguard has picked him up. I dont trust that you're being threatened with "detention center" tho.. extra in all probability a hefty effective? You dont have a call in the matter, shelters are very strict on those issues. easily there are a tremendous component to undesirable litters that result from people leaving their intact dogs outside unattended. such assorted people go away their women folk in thier backyard, then bypass the blame on the neighbor with the roaming male. Who knows what number litters you at the instantaneous are 50% in charge for because of your canines's escapade. Dont blame the female's proprietor.. you're both both in charge... you're only as conscious that your canines can reproduce. extremely very few people declare that they have seen behavoir alterations after dogs are spayed/neutered. i in my opinion have by no skill seen it. dogs dont change into fat and lazy because they no longer have reproduction organs both.

Answer 6

Absolutely! Your dog doesn't have the ability to choose birth control for herself. That's your responsibility. By not 'fixing' her, you have brought more creatures into the world and you are responsible for their care or for finding good homes for them. If you are not able to care for these or subsequent puppies, then you have a moral obgligation to have your dog spayed.

Answer 7

If your dog has puppies, and she could have several litters in her lifetime, you are absolutely responsible for finding them GOOD homes. But please read this:

Benefits of Spaying (females):

# No heat cycles, therefore males will not be attracted
# Less desire to roam
# Risk of mammary gland tumors, ovarian and/or uterine cancer is reduced or eliminated, especially if done before the first heat cycle
# Reduces number of unwanted cats/kittens/dogs/puppies
# Helps dogs and cats live longer, healthier lives

# Top 3 Reasons to Spay and Neuter
* It helps to reduce companion animal overpopulation. Most countries have a surplus of companion animals and are forced to euthanize or disregard their great suffering. The surplus is in the millions in the United States. Cats are 45 times as prolific, and dogs 15 times as prolific, as humans.They do not need our help to expand their numbers; they need our help to reduce their numbers until there are good homes for them all.

* Sterilization of your cat or dog will increase his/her chance of a longer and healthier life. Altering your canine friend will increase his life an average of 1 to 3 years, felines, 3 to 5 years. Altered animals have a very low to no risk of mammary gland tumors/cancer, prostate cancer, perianal tumors, pyometria, and uterine, ovarian and testicular cancers.

* Sterilizing your cat/dog makes him/her a better pet, reducing his/her urge to roam and decreasing the risk of contracting diseases or getting hurt as they roam. Surveys indicate that as many as 85% of dogs hit by cars are unaltered. Intact male cats living outside have been shown to live on average less than two years. Feline Immunodeficiency Syndrome is spread by bites and intact cats fight a great deal more than altered cats.

# Additional Benefits:

* Your community will also benefit. Unwanted animals are becoming a very real concern in many places. Stray animals can easily become a public nuisance, soiling parks and streets, ruining shrubbery, frightening children and elderly people, creating noise and other disturbances, causing automobile accidents, and sometimes even killing livestock or other pets.
- The American Veterinary Medical Association

* The capture, impoundment and eventual destruction of unwanted animals costs taxpayers and private humanitarian agencies over a billion dollars each year. As a potential source of rabies and other less serious diseases, they can be a public health hazard.
- The American Veterinary Medical Association

Answer 8

You most certainly do - you made the choice and now you are responsible for the consequences of that choice.
Find the puppies homes.

Answer 9

yes. you choose not to have the dog fixed, and therefore you need to take resposiblity when/if the dog has puppies. if you don't want them, than find people who will take them. if you don't want to take care of future puppies, than you should choose to have the dog fixed.

Answer 10

Yes, that was ignorant of you to not have it fixed. You are not helping anyone's situation, including your own. Now you have to find them homes. Get your d*mn dog fixed.