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by The Piper at the Gates of Dawn on November 16th, 2007

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What is the purpose of neutering pets? The thought of it makes me sick to the stomach...

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  • by Scifisuz on November 16th, 2007

    Scifisuz

    What makes me sick to my stomach is the thought of thousands of unwanted pets getting gassed at the pound.

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  • by Taciturnu on November 16th, 2007

    Taciturnu

    To prevent unwanted animals from either being neglected, abused, or killed. It also has some health benefits.

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  • by TheKnife V2.1 - Grandiose and Obnoxious on November 16th, 2007

    TheKnife V2.1 - Grandiose and Obnoxious

    It is chiefly to stop them from producing unwanted offspring which may well end up neglected or in a sack at the bottom of a lake. There are also some behavioural benefits in certain circumstances too... it may make male dogs less aggressive around other dogs, it may stop them humping your leg, and so on.

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  • by Firebrand on November 16th, 2007

    Firebrand

    It is because animals do get away from owners particularly cats . They can produce dozens of litters and then their offspring will do the same if the owners do not drown them which a lot do.

    Better to take care of the health and care or the animals that we plan than kill those that are not wanted.

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  • by MrWitch on November 16th, 2007

    MrWitch

    Pets are neutered for very good reasons. Example - a tom cat is likely to go 'walkabout' far more if he has all his bits intact, and experiences the hormonal pressures this entails. Neutered ones are less likely to. In the world we live in that means a neutered tom is less likely to become bumper fodder.

    There are also sometimes good medical reasons for spaying a female, especially if she has already given birth several times. I've heard many times 'the vet said one more litter and she could die' or words to that effect.

    Finally, millions of pets are owned across Europe and the USA, and both areas have huge problems with over-population and unwanted animals. Without continual neutering and spaying this will simply become much worse. Enough strays live in our towns and cities already. We and they don't need any more.

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  • by dragonlady on November 16th, 2007

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    In addition to being a birth control method, neutering has health benefits. Hormone-associated diseases such as benign prostatic hypertrophy are prevented. Female cats and dogs are seven times more likely to develop mammary tumors if they are not spayed before their first heat cycle. A dangerous common uterine infection known as pyometra is also prevented. Uterine, ovarian, and testicular cancer are also prevented for obvious reasons, although these types of cancer are uncommon to begin with.

    The procedure may end or curb such behaviors as roaming in search of a mate, and sexual mounting.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutering

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  • by JustCurious on November 16th, 2007

    JustCurious

    Not only are you preventing a lot of unwanted pets but your pet will stay healthier if neutered. Male cats will get in fights if they aren't neutered. It often causes abcesses that become infected and they could die from them if left untreated. Male dogs and cats will run lose looking for females and often get hit by cars if left unneutered. Your pet does not connect his testicles with "manhood" like human men do. He will not think anything has been taken from him.

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  • by Arisztid on November 19th, 2007

    Arisztid

    Watch Animal Precinct for awhile then ask again.

    Walk around your neighborhood and, if there are no strays, walk around a poorer neighborhood then ask again.

    Volunteer at an animal shelter and watch them have to euthanize strays to make room for more.

    Go talk to your local veterinarian and let him tell you stories of people who drop off litters of unwanted pets.

    Go to Detroit and various other large cities and wait to meet a pack of wild, feral dogs.

    Then... ask again.

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  • by Cantras on November 20th, 2007

    Cantras

    It keeps them healthy and happy. That yowling a female cat makes? She's begging for it because she's in *pain*. You add years to your animal's lifespan with it.

    And, as has been said- you also keep there from being puppies. Hmm. Quick surgery in which testicles go bye-bye, producing no lasting ill effects, OR the threat of 6 puppies per litter who might be adopted by a loving home, might not. Seems easy choice to me.

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  • by kazzzy on November 16th, 2007

    kazzzy

    Please spay and neuter your pets. :D

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  • by AntigoneRising on November 20th, 2007

    AntigoneRising

    Depending upon the numbers you accept, anywhere from 3-8 million pets each year are euthanized (killed) and their bodies burned. This is why, and it makes me sick to my stomach.

    If you aren't willing to care and provide for the lives of the offspring of your pet for their entire lives, and all the offspring of the offspring, and so forth, have your pet spayed or neutered.

    http://www.americanhumane.org/site/PageServer?pagename=nr_fact_sheets_animal_euthanasia

    There are also some health and behavior benefits.

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  • by pagan-babe on November 20th, 2007

    pagan-babe

    Why would you want your pets tobe a breeding machine this is what would happen if you are not sensible,what makes me sick to the stomach is irresponsible people who dont neuter!!!!

    If you let your pets keep reproducing it can kill them!

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  • by Anonymous on November 20th, 2007

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    My wife is a Vet Tech at a local clinic. Last week one of my older cousins came in with her beloved dog "shilo". There was something wrong with her so they ran some x-rays to see what was up. Pyometra. Meaning, the uterus was filled with bacterial puss. By filled I mean many, many times normal size. They performed the operation to remove the infected uterus and at the end of the day my cousin owed more than $1000 dollars to keep her puppy alive. It could have been avoided if they would have had her spayed when she was young.

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  • by singwell-is off researching a lot on November 16th, 2007

    singwell-is off researching a lot

    Why? IN the wild, dog packs regulate which dogs breed and which do not. Generally, there is an alpha couple that breeds and the rest act as nursemaids. If any do conceive, they are thrown out or the puppies killed or both.
    In this way, dogs keep their numbers down and allow only the best genes to continue.

    By neutering our pets, we are just imitating nature. Not all animals are meant to procreate. There are more than enough animals on the earth to keep the numbers up, believe me. I go to Bali annually to help orphanages. In the past, Bali dogs were everywhere, uncared for, fleabitten, mangy, inbred and sick. Worse still foreign breeds were mixing with the local stock, threatening to wipe out the local dogs.
    Now there is government neutering of these dogs, which prevents disease and helps to keep the two breeds native to Bali going.
    It doesn't harm them at all.

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  • by chocolate monster has left the building on November 16th, 2007

    chocolate monster has left the building

    My dog kept having phantom pregnancies which caused her to produce milk...the vet advised us that as we were not intending to have a litter from her we should have her spayed as this would reduce the risk of cancer later on...the phantom pregnancies made her more likely to get cancer. As I totally love my dog I took my vets advice and had her spayed. Dont feel sick to the stomach...my dog is 11 now and healthy and doesnt have the stress of phantom pregnancies either :)

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  • by BrokeDog on November 16th, 2007

    BrokeDog

    "Scifisuz" is correct. The main reason is because too many people get tired of their pets, let them go wild or dump them somewhere, which leads to litter, after litter, after litter, etc., of unwanted animals ending up in the "pound". The dog pound, humane society, etc., have absolutely no choice but to gas thousands of these unwanted pets daily! It is horrible what happens to these animals.
    But, there is no choice. If some organization tried to keep and feed, take care of, immunize, etc., these pets, the cost would be astronomical, (hence, the having to put them down). If we spay and neuter our pets, even if they did accidently get out, or, if they were dumped, they couldn't reproduce endless litters of unwanted pets.
    Even tho' it seems cruel, it IS much more humane, in the long run.

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  • by Kayte.Marie on November 20th, 2007

    Kayte.Marie

    It's so they wont breed.
    I think if you don't let your pets run free and hump everything in sight why worry?
    How would you feel if some greater creature decided to cut your balls off?
    Not very happy I'd assume.

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  • by sunnyray on January 3rd, 2010

    sunnyray

    The purpose of nuetering your pet is that way it does not make any femal animals pregnant.

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