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Originally Posted by DvlshAngel985  I pretty much feel like everyone else. I had my boy neutered in the first 6 days of owning him. I'm a volunteer for the SpcaLA, and I see dogs being returned all the time like they were broken or unwanted appliances. In addition to that, my bf's family is super against getting their animals fixed and have now had 2 "oopsie" litters (I know one for sure was on purpose) and have a total of 5 dogs. Keeping their males and females apart while the female is in heat is so much work and I know they get careless. What will they do when son impregnates his mom or his sister? They do their best to keep them separated, but they all live in the same house and it only takes a second for another "oopsie" to happen.
I don't want to be another reason for their to be an overpopulation of shelter dogs. Kaji was a nice calm dog before neuter, and still is a nice calm dog. Other than the hyperness from the pain pills, nothing changed.
Not trying to argue with you, but this particular comment caught my eye. Have you noticed how much us humans have tampered with this species already? We make them wear bows, wear clothes, separated them into breeds, and choose what food they eat. I think we're already very guilty of tampering with the canine species. |
I agree, we as humans have already tampered with the canine species. But all that you have named are not permenant or life threatening. We can take the bows out of thier hair, and take off the cloths. We can give them what they would naturally eat. But once we take out thier organs we cant just put them back in. I have always been a highly sensitive person to the feelings of others. and when i look at my little Shia and think of the pain and suffering i'd be putting him through i just cant do it! I just cant stop thinking of how it would make him feel! When i first got him i had the intent on getting him fixed, and even at that point i was some what against the procedure. I never pictured myself with a male dog, and after reading about how intact males can act i made my mind up that I was going to get him fixed as soon as i could. But as i grew to love him, i battled internally with what seemed like a very difficult decision, and i no longer could force myself to take him in and get fixed! I love the way my dog acts, I love him and i dont want to change him for anything! I feel like this form of tampering, is tampering gone too far! Its not right to me, there are situations where this surgery is neccesary to save a dogs life, and in those situation I'd get it done in a heart beat but when my dog is healthy and happy there is no reason i feel i must put him through unneccesary pain.
I fear that if this mandatory spay and neuter surgery continues we may have dog extinction, just like we have had with so many other animals that humans have tride to control.
I MUST ADD HERE HOWEVER THAT I DO NOT CONDONE IRRESPONSIBLE BREEDING. I DO BELIEVE PET OVERPOPULATION IS A PROBLEM!
I just feel that there must come a point where we ask ourselves if there is another solution.