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Originally Posted by megansmomma

This statement is not accurate. Do you remember just a short time ago what happened in Russia during the Olympics?

Street dogs in Moscow - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Here is an article about strays in the Caribbean

Stray Dogs Impact on Tourism in the Caribbean|Cathy Kangas

Italy....

Italy targets stray dogs after fatal attack - Telegraph

http://www.esdaw.eu/stray-animals-by-country.html"]Annually number of abandoned [/URL]and homeless companion animals (stray animals) by country - There is no European (EU) central statistics on this, the information is in each country. Some countries have no control or statistics on the number of abandoned or homeless companion animals located in the country, therefore the following figures (¤) are estimated from our contacts in Europe. Moreover, wandering dogs and crosses national borders in neighboring countries with many abandoned dogs.

Number of abandoned and homeless animals in Europe is estimated to be 100 million animals.

I meant some countries not all. Of course some countries have overpopulation just like the United States, but there are some countries who do not push for spay and neuter and their overpopulation is lower than ours. I want to know why is that so. There are always going to be studies promoting alteration as well not promoting. It would be nice to see an unbiased(this is highly unlikely) study with JUST Yorkshire Terriers. So far I've only seen studies including larger breeds which is helpful but things effect larger breeds differently and at different rates than smaller breeds. Pet overpopulation is a good reason to s/n but I don't think it should be the only reason (unless an owner is unable to be responsible), mammary cancer is a good reason to spay but is it 100% that your pet will get it?, is it guaranteed your female will get pyometra? Sure removal of the uterus will nix her getting it, but what happens when you take away her hormones which are there for reason and serve a function? There has to be a negative impact to spaying/neutering when we remove these hormones that play such a vital role. We sometimes see this in human women when they have their sexual organs removed. Not many pet owners are up to the task of having an intact pet within their home though so for the majority of people s/n the benefits outweigh the negatives and it should be done. I just happen to think if one is responsible they should research and come to a decision themselves.