Spayeding Dogs is illegal where i live? What should i do?

Question

Spayed is illegal in my town (half the year) in Switzerland. Something procreation rights, and anti-mutilation... But hey there are no dogs on the streets or puppies being killed in shelters.

Although no police officer has checked to see if my dog was spayed, but i was wondering if you could easily see if a female is fixed or not, or does it need a trained eye like a vet?

Answer 1

The leash is a very effective form of birth control. Used properly its virtually 100% effective and extends the dogs life too. Clearly dog owners in Switzerland (and I understand much of europe) are capable of using a leash- they have almost no rescue probelm and a largely unaltered population. Many Americans are not (just check out this list)- which leads to the mistaken (and I consider offensive) assumption that NO ONE is bright enough to use a leash correctly. (sigh)

PS I HAVE heard of this before as well - I believe Sweden has a similar law. In Germany spay/neutering is considered barbaric and unless done to save a life in something like pyometria a sure sign the owner isn't responsible enough to own a dog...

Answer 2

Why don't you get her spayed the half of the year it's allowed, if I understand your post correctly? From my experience, you cannot tell a dog has been spayed unless you shave them down and examine them for the surgical scar, which is generally pretty small. A vet could also tell if they did an ultrasound. But to the average person, by feel or a visual, you could not tell.

Answer 3

You can not easily see if a dog is spayed, the only way you can tell is by shaving there stomach to see if there is a spay incision, even then it fades over time,- so you may not even see it at some point. You can however tell when the dog comes into heat, which she would not do if she were spayed. ( her vulva would becaome swollen and spotting would occur.)

Answer 4

No, there is not any such element right here as a warm dogs broking, too confusing to push that cart around the mountains and dirt roads i assume...and that's a Colorado form of greeting - in step with possibility yet another clarification why they are extinct right here eh?

Answer 5

from experience with my 2 female dogs after a i think a month or so pretty much once the scar was healed , on my dogs on you can not see a scar. Iguassu you don't come in contact with any authority personnel you should be fine in a matter of months

Answer 6

Wow - I have never heard of that before.
Don't know for sure if a person could tell unless they checked to see if it came into season or not or looked for the scars from the stitches.

Answer 7

Can you provide references to this law? I've searched everywhere and can't find one thing saying it is illegal.

I do know that some European countries have better animal laws than we do, for example the banning of declawing, tail docking and ear cropping. If anything I'd think spaying would be required, not illegal.

Answer 8

is this a joke?

why do you care?
if your dog is spayed, you can tell the officer that you spayed your dog in a civilized country where spaying and neutering are legal.
I doubt you will be in trouble because you have a spayed dog.

this seems weird.

Answer 9

You must have misunderstood something. There is certainly no such law in any town in Switzerland.

Answer 10

wow dude your town is retarded.