2007-07-08 16:11:37 · 15 answers · asked by Brntte3078 4 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Yes.
Catholics recognize a distinct difference between human and animal life.
God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them: "Be fertile and multiply and fill the earth. Dread fear of you shall come upon all the animals of the earth and all the birds of the air, upon all the creatures that move about on the ground and all the fishes of the sea; into your power they are delivered. Every creature that is alive shall be yours to eat; I give them all to you as I did the green plants. (Genesis 9:1-3)
The Catholic Church teaches:
+ It is a sin to cause animals to suffer or die needlessly.
+ It is not a sin to kill animals with as little suffering as possible for food, clothing, and the health and safety of humans.
+ Medical and scientific experimentation on animals is a morally acceptable practice if it remains within reasonable limits and contributes to caring for or saving of human lives.
With love in Christ.
2007-07-08 16:36:28 · answer #1 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I'm Catholic, have been for 7 years, and yes, I just had my dog spayed. Spaying and neutering is the responsible thing to do, especially with the overpopulation problems in this country and world. Being Catholic has nothing to do with this at all, and there are some parishes and churches that will actually run free spay/neuter clinics for people who have pets but can't afford the surgery and aftercare costs. Pets and animals have their own saint, who taught that all animals are to be treated kindly, so it makes sense that the church would help their owners if possible. The controversy over human contraception does not apply to animals. According to the church, animals have no soul, so it's not considered a sin to euthanize or sterilize a pet. ( I disagree with this, BTW. ) As far as I know, most people of the Catholic faith DO have their animals spayed or neutered. Hope this helps.
2007-07-09 17:00:04 · answer #2 · answered by Starlight 1 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm 39 and was raised Catholic. I was never a strict practicing Catholic and at the age of 32 just wised up and decided not to believe in any religion but anyway I have never heard of that one. Growing up we always had our pets spayed/neutered.
2007-07-08 23:54:42 · answer #3 · answered by mak 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think a lot of people have their pets spayed and neutered.
Is there some kind of connection between Catholics and spaying and neutering? Are you trying to start an argument on YahooAnswers?
Get a life.
2007-07-09 07:35:09 · answer #4 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I'm Catholic, and yes I do. I feel that there are enough unwanted pets in the world, we don't need to make more. Also I never buy from a petstore, I always adopt from a shelter (I have 4 dogs and 2 cats that I got through rescue groups/shelters)
As far as being against birth control, that does not apply to animals.
2007-07-08 23:27:07 · answer #5 · answered by Lisa S 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Wow, I never thought of that----that IS against their teachings isn't it? I really don't know- I was brought up Catholic but I never heard of it--maybe you can call your local news station and talk to a reporter--that would make a great story
2007-07-08 23:16:06 · answer #6 · answered by mac 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm catholic and my dog was neutered.. although, I'm not a really strict catholic. Interesting question though :)
2007-07-08 23:16:02 · answer #7 · answered by Ashley H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everyone who has sense does it. Including me. I'm christian. All religions do it not just catholics. I think I get why you are asking this.
2007-07-08 23:20:53 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm catholic and mt pets arent spayed or neutered
2007-07-08 23:15:20 · answer #9 · answered by Kayli (No Entiendo) 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I have my cat spayed.
2007-07-09 00:01:30 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋