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SoCalyorkiLvr · 02-02-2006, 07:49 AM

Irene~

I too am with you about wanting ALL members to be educated about the pros and cons of early s/n. Maybe we can work together to come up with language for a sticky that accurately reflects the good and the bad of this practice and present it to admin as a "sticky".

I think there is just such a strong concern in our society about pet over population that this concern gets a lot of weight and the individual needs of the particular dog in question are not as carefully assessed which is all that concerns me. I am not anti-neutering...I am anti ROUTINE neutering where it is just considered the thing to do because the Shelter people and Bob Barker say it is the "responsible" thing to do and EVERY pet who isn't to be bred is automatically neutered.

We are the only country who does this. In many countries around the world, it is the opposite, and it is uncommon to neuter a pet unless there is a justifiable reason that is in the best interests of THAT dog, not the pet over population problem. I feel that this is a better policy for the individual dogs.

02-02-2006, 07:49 AM	#33
SoCalyorkiLvr BANNED! Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,246	Irene~ I too am with you about wanting ALL members to be educated about the pros and cons of early s/n. Maybe we can work together to come up with language for a sticky that accurately reflects the good and the bad of this practice and present it to admin as a "sticky". I think there is just such a strong concern in our society about pet over population that this concern gets a lot of weight and the individual needs of the particular dog in question are not as carefully assessed which is all that concerns me. I am not anti-neutering...I am anti ROUTINE neutering where it is just considered the thing to do because the Shelter people and Bob Barker say it is the "responsible" thing to do and EVERY pet who isn't to be bred is automatically neutered. We are the only country who does this. In many countries around the world, it is the opposite, and it is uncommon to neuter a pet unless there is a justifiable reason that is in the best interests of THAT dog, not the pet over population problem. I feel that this is a better policy for the individual dogs.