Behind Human / Animal Castration / Spaying / Neutering part 2
Part 1
https://t.me/EthicalDilemmaHumanRights/154On any given day in the United States, there are an estimated
70 million homeless dogs and cats struggling to survive. All of this misery and death
could be prevented through spaying and neutering (surgical sterilization) https://perma.cc/C9QC-2UELMillions of companion animals, feral and stray cats, and street dogs are suffering every day. Spaying/neutering can prevent them from being put down in a shelter or being killed on the street
https://perma.cc/KBL6-ZNLWAnimal Welfare Scientist from the FOUR PAWS Science Unit, Sabrina Karl, says a pet should be spayed
if there is the risk of unwanted reproduction either in their own household indoors or if the pets can roam around outdoors.
A high proportion (53.0%) of owners kept their dog outdoor year-round, and only 16.3% of dogs were spayed or neutered. Additionally, the age of spaying or neutering was ≥ 2 years in the present study.
In Turkey and the rest of the world, overpopulation of stray dogs is a huge problem.
Animal-welfare agencies often offer programs promoting surgical spaying or neutering to reduce the number of unwanted dogs (34). In Italy, the owned dog population increases 2.6% annually, and the spaying/neutering rate of owned dogs is estimated at 30% (9). Our spaying/neutering results was lower than that of Italy and owners kept their dogs outdoors.
A knowledge deficiency was revealed regarding the importance of spaying/neutering animals, especially spaying females, and the reproductive characteristics of dogs that may cause an increase of in the stray dog population and unwanted puppies.
The Tragic Cycle
Tens of thousands of puppies and kittens are born in the U.S. each day.
Whatever the reason, the number of cats and dogs far exceeds the number of loving homes available. Unwanted animals are often treated as a nuisance; incidents in which kittens are drowned or
dogs are abandoned are common https://perma.cc/4A39-G3B4
