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Originally Posted by dottiesyrky  It may have been hidden somewhere in the above texts, but I wonder what the arguments were for a civilized country like Sweden to leave dogs intact? |
I don't think it has been discussed. But you should know Sweden is not the only European country to not mandate spay and neuter as an automatic blind decision for the owner. There may be other countries that deem it illegal IDK but there are a whole lot of countries that don't mandate it as a matter of social and political policy.
You may not be aware but in Europe you can not sell a dog on a spay and neuter provision - it is perhaps illegal - or maybe just unenforceable. I am not quite sure which.
But you also should understand that folks who live in European countries for a large part have a different viewpoint for their canine companions. Many Nordic countries are actively involved with their dogs in hiking, skiing, sledding etc. They have a societal viewpoint which is different to North America.
Many countries in Europe do not have pet overpopulation problems and it would be interesting to study why that is so = given no huge pressure to s+n for avoiding pet overpopulation problems