why do people feel the need to answer every question with get your cat fixed.?

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i understand that there are way to many cats in the world but what right do people have to badger others to get their pets fixed. it makes me mad that when you ask a question and really need a answer people come up with fix your pet. I feel that if you have a health cat and you have the means to take care of it and find a good home for the kittens and you know what your doing that you should be able to breed your pets. I just bred my cat with my mothers cat, she has had the father and grandfather from the male she has now, and i want a baby from my cat,(and for all you people out there the cats are not related). so my question again is why do you feel the need to tell people to fix their animals. what right do you have?

maybe when people go to a fertility clinic we should tell them no! go have a homeless baby.....there are a lot of those homeless also

thank you all for your opinion, and for a answer to you i worked with animals all my life. and by the way i have had all my other animals fixed and my mom cat who had 2 babys is getting fixed in 3 weeks.

Answer 1

Freedom of speech...we have the right to voice our opinion just the same as you do. People and animals are different...we have choices and they do NOT.
When you spay or neuter your pet there are many benefits that make your cat happy and healthier.
But one of the biggest reasons is that there are millions that die at the shelters each day because there are not enough homes for them.
I would like to see an end to that...they ALL deserve to live and have a home but because people choose to let their pet breed they have to die.
That is so wrong! I think that anyone that wants to breed their pet then they should go watch all those at the shelter get killed just because they can't find a home for them. So when you breed your cat and give the kittens away you are taking homes from the ones already needing one.
That is why they are passing laws now that if you have a pet older than 6 months old and it is not spay/neutered then you have to buy a breeders permit, etc... and you can pay a fine if the animal gets picked up.

Answer 2

People feel the need to at least try to help control the pet population because it is so far out of control. All you need to do is go to a shelter anywhere in the U.S. to see that. Good for you is you're willing to find homes for any kittens that your cat becomes a parent to, but the concern is that those kittens could end up having kittens of their own (which can lead to several litters a year if not controlled) and the population grows from there, and millions of kitties end up homeless or in shelters because of that. Unfortunately, not everyone is willing to find homes for unwanted kittens, and in general most litters are just that, unwanted. Hence the answer has become that anyone and everyone should spay/neuter their cats to avoid this problem altogether. Spaying/neutering does have its benefits for the health of an animal by preventing uterine/ovarian/testicular cancer, preventing pyometra in females, which is a lot more expensive to treat over fixing the cat to begin with, avoids organ damage from weight loss during a heat, and it generally keeps cats from marking their territory. But the negatives and positives must be weighed by each owner.

Answer 3

Neutering has health and behavioural benefits for cats and dogs that could be why. Many behavioural problems (which aren't really behavioural problems, just normal entire cat behaviours but objectionable to us) are a direct result of hormones.

Free to good home kittens and those sold in pet shops are more likely to end up in shelters, they are impulse decisions or purchases and some people see them as disposable and every one of those takes away a home that a cat in the shelter could have.

We try to educate people to do the right thing. Neutering has health benefits for the animals such as preventing pyometra and reproductive cancers and lessening the risk of mammary cancer exponentially. Calling, mating and breeding takes a toll on the animal and their immune systems take a battering at the same time. Indiscriminate breeding messes with the natural gene pools, in nature cats will mate with several males and only the best and fittest sperm get through and cause conception, by choosing the mate, you're taking away natural selection. In nature, animals won't mate with their relatives, but in domestic situations, they'll take what they can get, there are no guarantees they're not related somewhere along the line.

The cost (not just financial, but environmental and healthwise) to society of unwanted animals is huge!! That gives us the right to suggest neutering. Euthanasia of animals in shelters costs millions every year that could be better spent on hospitals and free health clinics.

What gives you the right to breed animals that other people have to pay to have put down and clean up after?

Spare a thought for the people who give the needles to healthy pets, the toll it takes on them. Someone has to do it and it's not an easy job.

Think of my children who get attached to the foster animals only when they're ready, they go to the adoption pens, perhaps to face euthanasia after all we've done. We can't keep them all, we can't afford it and we help more this way than if we adopted them. It gives them longer to find a home taking them in. The kids are always upset when they leave but they understand that these cats would never have a chance if we didn't take them, they would be put down immediately, we take overflow so they can stay alive even if a little longer. Evil exists when good men do nothing!!

Unwanted children aren't considered a threat to public health and aren't put to sleep are they?

Desexing saves lives. Desex, don't kill! How can you not care about ALL the animals in the world?

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Have a look at that and then tell me you have the right to breed, do you also have the right to take homes from those animals?

You asked about birth of kittens, you should have looked this up before allowing her to mate, that is irresponsible, if you have to ask those questions while your cat is in labour, you shouldn't be doing it. You have had 9 weeks to prepare and ffind out what happens, why didn't you? If you don't have the responsibility to do that, then you SHOULD neuter them all!
How is that fair to the cat and kittens, if they die through your ignorance? What gives you the right?

Answer 4

If the person asking the question, asks something health related, it is a valid answer. There are a lot of health problems related to not spaying or neutering pets. Anything from aggression to cancers to having them walk out of the house and never return.

From the other standpoint, as others have pointed out, there are entirely too many surplus cats and dogs on the planet. I, personally, don't understand why people pay breeders - or breed animals themselves - when they can go to the local humane society and get an unwanted animal. I wouldn't answer every post with a generic "spay/neuter your pet", but I don't think it's bad advice at all.

***To answer your edit, I do think more people should adopt unwanted children. The human population is just as out of control as the cat/dog population.

Answer 5

I can totally understand what you are saying and to a certain degree I agree. However, there are a lot of people out there who first of all shouldn't have pets because they do not properly care for them. And, secondly, there are a lot of those same people who allow their pets to reproduce and I find that very irresponsible. I think "have your pet spayed or neutered" is just an easy answer so that is what people say when they don't take the time to really know the situation. Granted, there are a lot of unwanted animals in this world, but then again, if you are a responsible pet owner having your pet spayed or neutered is something that the owner has a right to do or not to do. Honestly, the only reason I have my pets desexed is to reduce the likelihood of them spraying to mark territory and making annoying yowling calls when they are in heat. I love my animals as though they are children and I feel it is my right to decide whether or not to desex them. And, yes, it does also upset me to see that everyone answers the questions with the reply to have them desexed. It is a little annoying for the responsible pet owners to constantly see that comment.

Answer 6

You may not like my aswer but here it is

hundreds of thousands of kittenes & cats are put to sleep & killed as no one wants them ...if you don't believe me go to your city pound & watch it for yourself - adorable kittens even get put down sadly - I'm sure your cat is beautiful and has a fantastic temperment too , understandably you'd want it around for ever -or it's off spring at least ....but what happens to the other kittens ?? you sell or giveaway - you can not guarntee 100% that they will belooked after propperlly
this is is a clip from the site:
http://members.tripod.com/~Kirra/spay.html
Please take a moment to read this , and maybe you'll understand why people react the way they do to your last post(s) ...
Please spay or neuter your pet!
Owned cats that are not spayed or neutered are a major cause of the cat overpopulation crisis. Unwanted litters are often abandoned, left at already crowded shelters, or allowed to roam unsupervised and continue the breeding cycle. Don't be a part of this problem! Spay or neuter your cat!

Answer 7

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Answer 8

I understand your point. I am one of those people most of the time, but ONLY to the ones who abuse the mother and the kittens by just constantly breeding them, not getting their shots, turning them loose, or just sending all of the kittens to the shelter.

My griping comes from being the manager of a shelter for 3 years and an animal cruelty investigator for 5 years.

I don't have a problem with the people who take care of things the way they should, but coming from my work background, we usually see the worst side of things and it gets old. I think that's why I usually answer that way, but not always. I try to get the whole story before I get on my soapbox.

Answer 9

I think you're being a bit sensitive about it.
It's good advice to have one's pet fixed, unless you are a professional breeder or have the means to look after each and every litter.
There are numerous health benefots as well, and as you've read most of the questions, have you seen how many are about pregnancy, from people not in a position to look after the little ones, or have very little knowledge of cats in general?
I know it's easy to turn a bling eye on the thousands of cats that get 'humanely destroyed' because of owners who simply just want to breed with so little knowledge. I know you know more, but in general people simply don't bother trying to find iout more about their pet.

It's simply good common sense and responsible pet ownership, ask any professional that works with cats, not just breeders who tell you what youd want to hear for them to make their sale.

Comparing a cat's LITTER of little to one human baby is infantile.

Answer 10

because there are an estimated 40-60million homeless cats in america, why give people cats that didn't have to be made when those people could had adopted an already born and homeless cat?

*edit*
actually I plan on adopting, for the same reason. but that is a completely different thing, people want their own babies because they are their flesh and blood.