Why do people (who CAN afford to spay/neuter their pets) let their cat/dogs have litters?

Question

these people aren't helping the community of overpopulation of unwanted animals at all. they're just helping it INCREASE MORE. they CHOOSE not to spay/neuter their pets because they think it would be good for them to have babies. (I'm not talking about the breeders, they're ok I guess, but they should be limited in my opinion) It's like they don't even care. what do ya'll think about this. I disagree on this topic 100%. they should FIX their pets.

these people need to step inside an animal shelter and see what it's like in there. the people who adopt there its/pups could have adopted a homeless pet from the SPCA or shelter.

srry, kits/pups

Answer 1

Many reasons,selfishness,ignorance,their dog/cat is THE best,want their children to experience the miracle of birth,the excuses just keep coming!!Let's look at the most common reasons people give for not spaying or neutering their pets:
My pet will get fat and lazy. Neutering or spaying may decrease your pet's overall activity level because it will diminish the pet's natural tendency to wander, thereby decreasing the amount of exercise your pet enjoys. Surgical alteration also changes hormone levels which may, in turn, affect your pet's appetite and may also slow overall metabolism. The procedure yourself does not cause obesity or laziness. Generally speaking, a pet that becomes lazy and/or overweight after being spayed or neutered is simply being overfed, and not getting the right amount of the right kind of exercise.
We want another pet just like Rover or Fluffy. Breeding two animals never results in offspring that are exactly like one or the other parent.
My pet's personality will change. This is actually, absolutely TRUE! only the changes that are a direct result of the spay/neuter procedure are good changes: Spayed and neutered pets do not tend to wander like intact animals do. Spayed and neutered animals are less likely to mark territories (urine spraying) - even animals with a history of marking territory, when spayed or neutered, marking becomes virtually nonexistent.
We can sell puppies or kittens and make money. Actually, even big, well-known breeders rarely - if ever - make any profit from the puppies or kittens they sell. Costs of tests, veterinarian fees, vaccinations, providing quality care for the pregnant and nursing females as well as their offspring, providing a quality diet and proper overall health care eats up any profits that might have been realized otherwise. Even if you're breeding "Rover" and "Fluffy" - you must always consider "Fluffy" may not live through pregnancy, delivery and care of the newborn puppies.
We want our children to witness the miracle of birth. Companion animals most often go into labor and deliver their young in the middle of the night, the wee hours of the morning, and if left to their own means, will find the most inconvenient (for you) spot to do so. Pets, like people, need privacy when giving birth. Unnecessary commotion (i.e. your child getting the best seat in the house) is an intrusion on that privacy, and may well cause serious upset to the mother. This upset can be as small as simply snapping (biting) at the humans, or as devastating as rejecting the entire litter and refusing to care for them. It may also cause mother's milk to dry up, leaving no way to nurse the babies except through human intervention. And there is always, always, ALWAYS, the risk of mother dying during labor and/or delivery, or giving birth to dead or deformed puppies.
We are worried about our pet going under anesthesia. While this is a common, and understandable concern, the different anesthetics used today by veterinarians are very safe, even for aging animals, greatly reducing risks. Surgery for animals today includes monitoring heart rate and respiration (much like human surgery), so that the vet performing the surgery is aware of how well the animal is tolerating the procedure from beginning to end. This greatly increases the change of a successful, uneventful surgery. If you have specific concerns about your pet going under anesthesia, please speak with your veterinarian about your concerns.
I can't cut my dog's b*lls off! Probably more common than folks might like to admit, it is had for many people - mostly men - to see castration as a good thing, since the thought of it causes many to inwardly shrink. Rest assured, dogs do not view their sexual organs in the same light we humans do, and will NOT miss those two sacs of tissue hanging between his legs. He will not miss using them, he has never noticed that he has them, nor will he even notice they are gone. YOU will notice the difference, however, in a greatly improved relationship with your dog.
I can't afford the cost of surgery. The costs of carrying a healthy litter of puppies to term, whelping them, providing vet visits, vaccinations, wormings, feeding and otherwise caring for the mother and the puppies until puppies are weaned and ready to leave the nest at 8 weeks is hundreds and hundreds of dollars more expensive than a simple spay or neuter procedure.
Benefits - More Facts
Spayed or neutered pets will no longer feel the need to roam to look for a mate. Rather, these spayed and neutered pets will stay home, reducing the risk of auto accident, fighting, or of contracting contagious diseases.
Neutered dogs will have a much decreased chance of contracting prostate cancer or enlarged prostate (very common in mature, adult males). Neutering will completely eliminate the risk of testicular cancer. Neutering also greatly reduces (effectively eliminates) the possibility of territorial aggression or territorial marking. Neutering also reduces the risk of perianal tumors and hernias, another common occurrence in older, intact males.
Spayed females have a much decreased chance of contracting breast tumors or cancers. In fact, if the spay is done before the female goes through her first heat cycle, the risk of breast tumors or cancers is nearly ZERO! Spaying will also completely eliminate the risk of uterine infection (quite common and many times fatal), and uterine/cervical cancers, tumors, and other diseases. Spaying also eliminates the mood swings that many intact females undergo as they move through their estrus cycles (they don't call 'em b*tches for nothin'!).This is what their pets are missing out on!! ALWAYS agood idea to SPAY/NEUTER!!

Answer 2

I agree if you are not a professional breeder and you do not know what you are doing improve the breed then you should spay and neuter your pets. You can't just assume someone will want them cause if they don't they will most likely end up in a shelter along with the other 5 million+ dogs/cats.

Answer 3

This is an interesting question - let me explain my story...

We moved into a rental property, and within a month had a cute little black & white kitty coming around. Even though we made inquiries around the neighborhood, we didn't know who she belonged to, but because our lease specifically said "no pets", the kitty could not belong to us.

However, kitty kept coming around, kids loved it, I fed it. Less than a month later, she dropped 5 kittens in our back porch.

From that moment, she became "our kitty". When those kittens had been weaned from mommy and good homes located, mommy went into the SPCA and was fixed at my expense.

She remains an outdoor cat, kids still love her, I still feed her.

So - my answer is, even though I could afford to spay her, until she dropped those kittens on my doorstep, I didn't feel that I was her owner or that it was my responsibility.

(As a note - cats are pregnant for 60 days, so chances are she was knocked up before she started sniffing around my door.)

Answer 4

I love cats and dogs, and could not agree with you more. Owning and raising any animal as a pet is a great responsiblity, and having it "fixed" is in the animal's best interest on many levels.

To answer your question as to why people allow multiple litters to continue, it is quite simple, and I am not trying to offend you:

These people are DUMBASSES!!!!

To allow an animal to be constantly in heat and reproduce costs the owner far more financially and time-wise than it would if they were to have it fixed.

You bring up a valid point.

Answer 5

Even people who can't afford to spay/neuter their pets can afford it. Most humane societies, the ASPCA, local animal rights groups, and animal shelters all offer financial assistance and free/reduced cost spay/neuter services now. My grandfather is like this, and I don't get it at all. I understand liking puppies, but come on - go adopt one, don't let your dog give birth to them. If labor hurts human women, just think about how much it would hurt to have to give birth to an entire litter.

Answer 6

A little boy had a flea as a pet and sent six months teaching it to sit up and beg and roll over on command. He placed the flea in the middle of his desk in his room and called his dad up to look at his pet, but didn't tell him what it was. His dad came to his room to see what the boy wanted. The boy said "I want to show you something special!" His dad looked around the room and saw a bug on the boys desk and smashed it with the palm of his hand. "Damned bug! Now what is it son?"

Answer 7

perhaps in some cases some people dont care, however my cat had 2 litters and i made extra sure they all went to safe homes were they would be well cared for, and i know many others who are of the same thinking as me.

Answer 8

You correctly identify a problem. Wouldn't it be nice if the only animals born were already promised to a good home? Please continue to address this problem and keep people thinking about how they can impact it by education. I believe a society is judged by how they treat their elderly, children and animals. How we doing?

Answer 9

It's called free will. If they want to fix their pet great! If not, nothing you can do or say to change it. Sorry

Answer 10

Cat.