Why are some people so against spaying and neutered?

There are a few people here who believe neutering causes problems (problems which, amazingly, all my neutered dogs for the last 45 years have avoided), but the vast majority are simply too lazy to take their dogs to the vet for anything, much less put out the money to have them neutered.

And then there are those who think they can make a few bucks off the puppies.

And those who think that dogs are people too, and need to have children.

Society in general has turned left over the last forty years. This is just one symptom.

If people can take responsibility for their dogs, they also have the option, which is THEIR own choice. In the past, when my b*tches were *retired*, I did have them spayed, mostly to prevent Pyo. Up until 3 years ago, I have never had a DOG neutered. The ONLY reason why I had my little MUTT neutered was because I wanted to have his BACK dew claws removed. So, while he was *out* I figured why not have him castrated at the same time. Castration was not the first thing on my mind, as I KNOW I can keep my dog or b*tch, if that's the case, from becoming pregnant. I have an intact Dobe b*tch right now, and don't plan on having her spayed either.....at least now now. She will NOT have puppies, whether she's spayed or not. I'm an adult, not some punk kid who can't take responsibility for my animals. We also have two cats. They are spayed and castrated because I wanted them to be, and because I wanted to have their front claws removed. Some people think that's cruel, but *I* don't!

I typically trust all people above me, so I would possibly not repeat what they have mentioned (purpose its kinda unnecessary) however I will upload this: A lot of folks do not realize the have got to spay/neuter cats. With puppies, its now not the identical. I had an unspayed puppy developing up and he or she was once flawlessly high-quality. There are not as many dangers with puppies, and its undoubtedly now not as traumatic. Most animals do not NEED to be constant, and folks take that angle with cats. Then, they gain knowledge of the tough manner that its now not the right solution to feel. Fixing cats is a need; they're much more likely to have headaches from having all their ingredients intact, and relatively, its simply simple traumatic to manage an in-warmth feminine and/or a male who can experience the in-warmth feminine however cant get to her. I might not ever THINK approximately maintain an unaltered cat, however I might feel approximately retaining an unaltered goat, or puppy or horse or pig or rabbit or relatively, some other animal. Like I mentioned, I dont relatively feel each and every animal species demands to be altered. But I agree that cats appear to wish it greater than others.

The offense I take to people constantly spewing " Why isn't your ***** spayed?" " Get her spayed now your too stupid to breed" Or some of the other comments is in the fact that half the people posting them have not done ANY research into the negative effects of spay ( especially pediatric or pre maturity). They often cite how it will lower the chance of mammary cancer if done before the first heat cycle ( which is true it lowers it to 4% from about 23%)... But don't bother to inform anyone that the benefit has been proven to exist up until 30 months of age ( where the risk increases from 4% to 6%). They are just repeating the little fraction of the fact they know.

If all the energy spent on pushing surgery upon pet owners was spent on educating them on the benefits and risks, and how to prevent unwanted litters the problem would be solved. Unfortunately we live in a quick fix society that wants one solution to every problem and wants it _now_. The very same situation is going on in the vet world with inoculations and vaccines. The Vets know without a doubt there are many serious side effects of over vaccination. Yet because they think it will hurt their year end balance sheet, many continue to give needless, dangerous misinformation to their clients. hundreds of animals die yearly from injection related cancers, reactions and side effects.

It's every persons responsibility to educate themselves on what is needed, not needed and down right dangerous to their pet. A forum such as this was meant to provide answers, links to further information and a source for people to get options. Not to be belittled, berated and informed how stupid they are for asking a question. Which is all to often what happens.

Not this owner. I live in a small farming village where virtually every resident has some form of a dog. Because of the close proximity of these animals and local farms we have a spay neuter policy. It should also be noted that we have no animal service facilities, a vet, police, or an animal control officer; just one armed resident and a lot of trigger happy farmers.

As a result it is better to have our animals spayed to keep them close to home should they get loose.

And there is no shortage of replacement dogs. The folks from the city dump some of the nicest dogs here.

I found the article in my link below to be fascinating. Its worth a read - all the way through.

I also have not neutered my male Danes and Wolfhounds. I, however, have an intact male Wolfie and a 5 month old Dane girl. She will be spayed, at the appropriate time after her first heat. During the time she can get pregnant we will be kenneling our Wolfhound because we will not add to the population of dogs.

Many people are very careful with their intact pets, many are not. I am EXTREMELY careful and have my yard double gated and am aware of all the other dogs in the neighborhood, their sex, whether they're spayed or not, and I'm equally careful at dog park. I wish everyone was this careful, but it just isn't the case...

I do agree that most dog owners are not capable of owning intact animals and the responsibilities that come with it.

I think Kaper may be getting upset because it's as though as soon as you say your animal is intact people start going on and on and on about how you are risking your animal's health and you are somehow irresponsible and are automatically adding to the pet population problem.

And there's a lot of pointing fingers - like you just said at the end of your question. People that own intact animals are called "selfish" because people just make assumptions.

Reading your question at first glance - one would assume that you think the only logical solution to owning a pet is neutering.

I'm thinking this is why she got defensive.

I agree with you. All my dogs have been neutered, it doesn't matter how "Responsible" you think you are. Dogs are dogs, why not just the problem fixed before it starts. I do not want to be the dumb pet owner who thinks their dog won't get another dog pregnant. I AM NOT, and WILL NOT let my dog be apart of the making of dogs that end up euthanized. All of my dogs have been neutered and healthy, they have NEVER had cancer. Lol The thing about high horses though, it's a great ride till you fall off. That's happened to too many of my friends. No one has the time, money, or energy to care for 5-7 accidental puppies.

I have never made any of those arguments.

I have never bred my dogs nor do I intend to.

I am not selfish.

I have done research. There are risks involved in both neutering and leaving a dog intact. Neutering eliminates testicular cancer, which is a very treatable cancer (the survival rate is over 90%). Neutering a dog also increases prostate cancer. So where is the benefit? I am trading one cancer risk for another. Neutering early can increase the risk of osteosarcoma. There are also other risks involved, I won't list them all. So when I balance it all out, there is one benefit to neutering over leaving my dog intact, that my dogs can't reproduce. Since *I* as a responsible owner can prevent that myself, I see no need to put my dogs through a surgery involving risks.

As for spaying, there are other issues to consider, including pyometria. At this point I have never owned a female dog, so I am not sure what I would do in that case.

I am not against neither, but I am against early spay/neuter. I am FOR responsible owners choice. I will not neuter any future dogs.

here is a summary of risks and benefits of both

http://www.naiaonline.org/pdfs/longtermhealtheffec...

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I also believe that people push neutering way to much without knowing or understanding ALL of the information surrounding it.

I am also opposed to the misinformation that is used to guilt/trick people into neutering.

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Why is it that "responsible breeders" can have intact animals, but the rest of us can't? "Responsible breeders" can prevent unwanted matings, why can't I, as a responsible pet owner, do the same?

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I am really not upset nor am I offended.

I answered your question as to why I am against neutering. I am just stating my side and presenting a differing opinion. My question on responsible breeders was genuine, maybe I'll just ask it as a question.

And I understand the majority of dog owners are like that, but not all are. And it isnt' fair to group us all into the same (like air wylie or whatever saying that people who don't neuter are lazy and stupid. since I have done my research and I take extra care to prevent accidental matings, I would consider myself neither lazy or stupid)

I'm a fence sitter on this one.

Dylan, I hope you are aware that the National Security Agency shares intelligence with MOSSAD. You are being put on a register of "ones to watch for the future" as I type.