what do you think about spaying and neutering ?

Answer 1

I think its important to spay and neuter. There are already to many dogs and cats that need good loving homes.
Also spaying and neutering in some cases is healthier for the animals.

Answer 2

This group of dog-lovers is always going to support spay/neuter. It's the best thing for pets and prevents more and more innocent puppies and kittens being sent to shelters. There are currently thousands and thousands of homeless pets in shelters in the U.S. Spay/neuter is the way to save animals' lives.

Answer 3

Spaying or neutering is absolutely the single most important thing you can do for your dog's health. It also calms the dog down and makes it a better pet. Spaying/neutering is a no-brainer.

Answer 4

Anyone who loves animals spays their female pets. There are too many unwanted animals in the world already. Millions are put to sleep every year. Millions of others suffer horrible fates either while homeless or at the hands of owners who really do not want them. Animals that are spayed or neutered have fewer incidences of cancer. It is an absolute must if you really care about your pet.

Answer 5

I think it should be mandatory that all pets be spayed or neutered unless they belong to a licensed, state-inspected animal breeder.

I am a volunteer at the Humane Society, and we receive about 9000 dogs at our shelter every year. About 90% of them are there because their parents were not spayed or neutered, and unfortunately some of them will eventually have to be euthanized because there's no one to take care of them.

Thankfully, our Governor signed a law last year that mandates that all animals that are adopted from a shelter must be spayed or neutered before they leave the shelter (or at 12 weeks old, if they're young puppies when adopted).

Answer 6

Absolutely necessary, both for the well being and good health of the dogs (prevents a lot of diseases later on in life) and because there are so many homeless animals being killed every year in shelters all over the country.

By all means, neuter and spay your pets.
They will be healthier and won't be trying to run away when they are in heat or sense a female in the area in heat - very dangerous for them, that's when so many get lost and end up impounded or worse.

Answer 7

It's a very important part of animal domestication. If the dog remains able to reproduce it will need and want to to so. So spaying and neutering removes that need for the animal. It makes for a happier more stable animal.

Answer 8

When you take on a dog, you are promising to take care of that dog best you can. Proper vet care, good food, good exercise, attention, love and training.. You are also saying that you will be responsible for that dog.. making sure that he stays safe, healthy and happy.. Part of being responsible is having your pets spayed /neutered..

Answer 9

i think people should get their pets spayed and neutered if they don't want the responsibility of puppies or kittens. there are already a lot of animals out in the world that are strays that need homes.

Answer 10

EDIT: To the derek guy above me: Animals do not consider the environmental/economicall effects of surplus/unwanted pro-creation. All they now is that they must BREED, its instinct. They don't know that anywhere up to 75% of unwanted litters end up in animal shelters. Humans are the care-takers of our earth, we know the consequences of unwanted litters, animals don't. We can put a stop to animal over-population by neutering our own pets. Shame on you for thinking that Earth-Care is immoral. If they are de-sexed, hormones don't kick in and the desire to pro-create is eliminated. Thats one less unwanted litter that may end up being killed
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I think that it is very important.

Unless we are able to keep our cats and dogs under watchful eye 24/7, then we can't take the risk of them getting pregnant (or sireing a litter). There are too many unwanted animals in the world being put to sleep or living their life on the street, or in various foster homes. It is our duty as animal-lovers to make sure evry domestic pet has a forever home, where they are loved.

Some people disagree with it, thinking it a cruel and unnessesary surgery. I think it would be great NOT to HAVE to spay and neuter, but a lot of people aren't responsible enough to keep Sexually-whole animals locked up (they're very clever at finding ways to meet with a member of the opposite sex).

So, unless you are responsible enough (i.e, A registered breeder) all pet-owners must have their pets neutered. Animals do not NEED to sire/ have a litter of offspring to feel whole. A male animal is not any less emasculated. Besides, there are far too many costs involved with breeding to even think it would be "nice" to let your dog or cat have "just one" litter before she has the surgery. There are fewer risks if they have no litters prior to surgery.

Thankfully, in Australia, it is now illegal to own cats and dogs without having them neutered sometime after 6 months old, UNLESS they are registered breeders, or there is a serious health risk involved to the animal.

People argue that if it is compulsory, then they shouldn't have to pay for it.
Well...what the hell are they doing with pets? If you can't afford this procedure, then you probably couldn't afford vet care if they were injured in some other way. If you TRULY loved animals, then you would do the research and realise just what the benefits of de-sexing are. I have grown up in a family where all our cats and dogs were spayed and neutered.(except one female dog, who could not undergo surgery, but we neutered her two brothers, and we had an in-penetrable fence).

There are just too many cons to letting our pets have unwanted litters.