How neutering dogs became the norm
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How neutering dogs became the norm
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#2Surely this cannot be the case everywhere in the US, no? I mean in rural areas people still have their dogs breed, I assume?
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#3Are there any places where dogs are not allowed as pets?
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#4Are there any places where dogs are not allowed as pets?
Do you mean countries/municipalities or do you mean rentals or properties? For the latter: the flat I own in the UK came with leasehold rules prohibiting pets in general, and “no pets” appears to be a common prohibition in the UK rental market.
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#5We had to remove the womb of my brother-in-law's lady Pug because she had pyometra [1], if he hadn't noticed it on time the poor creature would have most probably ended up dead. Me and my life companion now own a 3-month old border collie and we're not planning on castrating him (granted, we live in Europe, not in the US).
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#6Surely this cannot be the case everywhere in the US, no? I mean in rural areas people still have their dogs breed, I assume?
It’s not illegal to breed dogs anywhere in the US AFAIK. The act of leaving your dog un-neutered/spayed is looked down upon and suggested against because they can breed on their own (and produce a lot more dogs) if they escape their owners.
Lots of people breed dogs inside and outside metropolitan areas.
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#7Are there any places where dogs are not allowed as pets?
Do you mean countries/municipalities or do you mean rentals or properties? For the latter: the flat I own in the UK came with leasehold rules prohibiting pets in general, and “no pets” appears to be a common prohibition in the UK rental market.
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#8> I hadn’t decided yet and launched into a monologue about bodily autonomy
It’s a pleasant surprise to find other people caring about this in non-humans.
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#9I'm faced with this decision now, and am leaning towards not neutering my pup. At the very least, I'll be waiting until he's one year old, when most of his sexual development has wound down. The vets I've been to have both encouraged I do it, at 6 months and at 9 months. And they have the financial incentive to do so.
The whole practice feels archaic and somewhat cruel. I understand why people do it, but I wonder how much of it is societal/vet pressure rather than in the best interest of the dog/owner.
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#10Surely this cannot be the case everywhere in the US, no? I mean in rural areas people still have their dogs breed, I assume?
What do you mean by "this"? The headline? The article makes the claim, In 1970, less than 10 percent of licensed dogs were spay or neutered. Today, about 80 percent are.
That leave about 20% of licensed dogs and who-knows what percent of unlicensed dogs unneutered. This leaves plenty of space for both neutering to be the norm and for some people to breed their own dogs...