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  1. If you answer the question in monosyllables, then yes, people understand this completely.

    As an example of why this measure is beneficial, here is a short story. As a child, I was given a cat, I lived with her for 9 years, during which time we tried to bring the neighbors ' grooms to her just during estrus. For she screamed, substituted her causal places, drove on the fifth point on the carpet, in general, a classic. She never let a single cat near her, she hissed, threw herself and defended herself and her territory in every possible way (fortunately, although she never marked). When she was 13 years old, she died of cancer of the reproductive system, despite all the operations with which we tried to save her. And of course it was a blow, the death of a family member is always a blow.�

    Exactly, after that, they explained to me the whole need for sterilization/castration.
    1. The animal will live longer. This is a fact that has been repeatedly confirmed by veterinarians and all sorts of studies.
    2. Animals are much calmer (do not show causeless aggression, do not get nervous during periods of desire, there are no behavioral deviations).
    3. Animals do not mark the territory, do not make their owners nervous, which means they do not receive negativity, yelling, poking their noses in puddles, and therefore there is no unnecessary stress.
    4. If we talk about females, then from the annual birth of their body simply wears out, and this is again premature death and the owners ' money to restore the health of a four-legged family member.�

    Now I have a cat and a cat living at home. They were both found on the street at the age of 2-2. 5 months in an emaciated state with fleas and worms. Both of them are a clear example of what we have thanks to irresponsible owners who encourage free-range, throw out an annoying animal as a toy, or do not mind the intercourse of their pets with their relatives. As a rule, it is men who protect males, because “I have eggs, he has eggs, how can you imagine that they need to be cut off. He must realize himself as a man!” As they say, insanity grew stronger, but it seems that we live in a civilized society and understand that cats and dogs DO NOT GET DIRECT PLEASURE FROM SEX like people. So, both of my furry friends underwent surgery at the age of 7-8 months, the cat recovered literally within a day, with the cat, of course, it was more difficult (suture treatment, IVs, etc.). And they live an absolutely full-fledged life of domestic sissies-they eat, sleep, get mad, fawn, know several teams, jump on the scratching post, go outside on a harness and play with each other. Neither of them has ever shown any desire for the other, because they don't know what it is. They do not have an unmet need, which means that their life is full. Well, let me decide it for them, just as parents make decisions for their young children what toys to buy, what to feed, where to go for a walk, and so on. I'm just willing to take responsibility for those who couldn't survive without my help.�

    It turned out to be some kind of longrid, but this boiled over thanks to pseudo-defenders who yelled that animals normally live on their own, let them walk and inseminate all the females around. So no, they can't survive in the city, they die by the millions, and only people are to blame for this.

  2. Castration is necessary. In order to control the birth rate of animals. It is ok… So that the owner doesn't throw out or drown the puppies or kittens. This is better than abandoned puppies and kittens.

  3. After reading the answers and comments, I describe my situation and understanding of the problem.

    We have three cats and a dog. We didn't take them into the house for fun and because of selfishness, on the contrary, we saved them from the street. Just because someone treated their animals irresponsibly. Our children were either born on the streets (which would not be the case if all pet owners treated them responsibly), or someone threw their pets or their offspring out of the house. In my opinion, just such people refer to animals as “things” and “toys”. If there are any problems , you can just let them go for a walk, put out unnecessary ones, let them die or survive as they want.

    Of course, we sterilized our own people. Because otherwise the house would be a viper house and a madhouse. So that poor useless animals do not breed further. So that our pets do not suffer from sexual hunting. If sterilization prevents some diseases and prolongs their life, well, that will be very good, because we have come to love our wards, we are now responsible for them and treat them when they are sick. By the way, none of them became sluggish and apathetic, no one gained extra weight. No one was more unhappy. They are normal, active, like to move and play.

    “Animal rights activists” who advocate naturalness, God's providence and ask why people don't sterilize themselves, just think about the problem of stray animals in cities and rural areas. Think of those who gave shelter. Or even about people who have bought themselves a thoroughbred animal and do not want its offspring to join the ranks of street tramps. Look at it not as segmentally as you are used to, but from a slightly different angle. And maybe you will come to understand the owners who made the choice in favor of sterilization/castration.

  4. Let's approach the question from the other side-why do people keep animals in their homes at all? For “aesthetics”? It seems to me, to satisfy their own selfish whims. An animal is not a toy, not a decoration. This is a wild animal in the past, which, with human input, has forgotten its nature. People are doing a huge bunch of things that they shouldn't be doing. And that's the problem.

    What about making holes in cows? Caring “people” just put a cork in the side of the car, supposedly with the best of intentions. And if there were no dairy industry , there would be no such filth. This is the world we live in.

  5. Yes, they think they are doing it for their own sake , but really for their own sake and make their pets suffer . People just don't want their animals to have offspring

  6. They don't understand, Timur. All answers are one to one. People understand what they're doing, but they don't understand WHAT they're doing. To take a cat home so that it purrs and caresses, depends on you, and at the same time deprive it of its main animal meaning of life, the main purpose of existence. I think it's people who can be castrated. A person is more versatile. He is able to fill his life with meaning, in addition to procreation. A cat is an animal. It doesn't make any sense anymore. And people take it away from the cat to make them feel comfortable with it. It is better to let him out in some village – let him lead a normal cat life. With fights, cats, defending territory, hunting – with all this. It would be a great life. The fact that it would be shorter is not an argument. 7-10 years of a full, fulfilling life is better than 15-17 years of the life of a castrate imprisoned in 4 walls. People only care about themselves and make them feel comfortable. The cat won't tell them anything. Purrs like, and okay.

    With meat, by the way, the same garbage. People understand that it seems that someone died somewhere so that they could eat the cutlet. But what it looks like and what happens to these animals is of little interest to them.

  7. well, why shouldn't they understand? they consciously take the animal, look for a clinic, pay for the operation, and take care of their pet afterward. if the question is about the moral side of this action and you want to sell that all mammals should give birth – you are talking nonsense 🙂

  8. After reading all the answers, I had a counter question:�

    Timur, if you have a desire to take a shit with someone, and not ask, then what are you doing here?�

    And yes, to answer the original question: yes, we know what we're doing. We simply extend the lives of our loved ones. Have you ever seen a pyometer? Google it if not. I work at the clinic as an asisstent and have already seen the owners that bring animals in near-death states from diseases of the reproductive system. These people say, they say, oh, we just didn't want to deprive our Barsik of the attention of kitties/we didn't want to deprive our Murka of the opportunity to have kittens and walk with cats.�

    If you think that the health of your animal is less important than their alleged mating pleasure, then I really hope that you will never have a single animal.

  9. In general, people usually understand what they are doing. You just need to understand one more thing: only humans, dolphins and higher primates experience pleasure from sex, so the loss of genitals for most animals is not a tragedy. In some highly socialized animals, such as dogs, the absence of genitals can negatively affect their position in their society (even the absence of one testicle, despite the fact that this does not affect their physiology in any way), so they are not neutered.

  10. In fact, there is no perfect solution.
    Castration for cats is unnatural; life in an apartment, as well as in the city, is also unnatural, and so on. In addition, cats, strictly speaking, are no longer fully independent animals. They are domesticated, that is, man has artificially developed their infantilism, the need for constant guardianship from people, etc. Therefore, in this sense, living with a person for pets is even more natural.
    The truth is that humans are not able to create the same ideal conditions for cats or other animals that they provide for themselves.
    The life of an animal in our world is hard in principle. In fact, the choice is between one evil and another. Yes, to live for a short time, to breed in large numbers and to die in the same numbers is somewhat more normal from the point of view of nature. But will it increase the amount of good in the world?
    But, in any case, people make a choice out of these alternatives that is convenient first of all for them (then justifying it in every possible way, yes). It is strange to worry about the full life of cats at the very time when a huge number of other animals are simply allowed “for meat”. By the way, and in order to feed the same cats.

  11. Animals kept in houses and apartments are just toys for fun. Well, the toy should not annoy and create a problem. The sexual instinct of the animal creates a problem for the owner. It is solved by castration. This is how slaves were castrated in some ancient societies. This is what Europeans did to Africans and Indians. This is what the Nazis did when castrating subhuman untermenschs. So that they don't multiply.
    This is the usual bestiality, covered up by caring for animals.

  12. I have a dachshund. I can't make the decision to sterilize her. Who am I? Yes, she has these days, but I have no choice but to accept them, because she is full. I don't want and can't make a sofa toy out of it. Moreover, I'm not sure I can relate to her properly, knowing that I've done things to her that she hasn't even hinted at.

    My friends who have sterilized their pets, when I ask, they say “Enough of this”. So yes, they do.

    The 21st century as a whole is very cruel to animals, so I don't blame them.�

    UPD. Guys, I just want to be in harmony with nature. My dachshund and I occupy equal places on the planet – she doesn't castrate me, I don't style her.

    Please tell us why you don't use it.

  13. Castrate and sterilize yourself, there are already seven billion extra people on the planet who are doomed to eat pasta and relax on the balcony all their lives, and this is at best. And let the cats and dogs go wild again and go back to nature, it's better than living next to such shit as these scientific ladies

  14. Of course! Castration and neutering are often indicated for health reasons.
    Castration and sterilization saves animals from problems and diseases in old age. It also increases life expectancy.

  15. Of course they do. Moreover, for animals living in large cities and confined spaces, such as apartments, this is even beneficial, since losing the natural instincts of reproduction, the animal ceases to suffer from the inability to go to the call of nature and produce offspring, because most pets do not have such an opportunity. I also heard somewhere that an animal that doesn't reproduce can live a longer and healthier life. For example, my spayed cats lived 22 and 23 years without getting sick. Apparently, these rumors are quite true. The discomfort in their lives was not noticed.�

    Stray animals should also be spayed or neutered in order to gradually reduce the population, as they cause problems to people and suffer themselves due to the fact that there is no one to take care of them.

  16. Yes, I am well aware that I increase the duration and quality of life of an animal. I also know that the animal will not worry about being deprived of the biological meaning of life, because for it, happiness = comfort, which I just provided for it through castration. I'm smart enough not to humanize an animal and think that it will consider itself inferior or even understand the meaning of the word if it is deprived of organs that change its life only for the worse. Yes, I understand.

  17. Here they write about the “animal sense”,which is,in fact, a biological matter, but not the best meaning for life.Let me explain.

    1) During castration and erasure. it is noted that animals on average live much longer and will be spared from those hated diseases that bring them hormones.

    2) mating in theory does not bring them pleasure as such, but the animal will most likely simply not find a place for itself,so there is no question of great bliss

    P/s You will look at the situation from the other side.I myself am the owner of a husky and a cat and I know firsthand how people castrate their Purebred pets, having learned that they have health problems, so as not to produce a modified breed with a bunch of dysplasia-type sores, the treatment of which costs a hundred thousand.They take the will in their fist in advance, stopping at breeding, so as not to make other people unhappy by getting a friend for exhibitions/work ,and getting a cripple +profiting from this.I believe that sometimes these measures are necessary.

    All the best to you

  18. Yes, I understand. I have a cat and a cat live in the same apartment. If we didn't castrate the cat, it would climb to the cat, be aggressive, mark the territory and generally behave so-so. And if we hadn't neutered the cat, it would have screamed every month so that you could hear it behind the closed door.�

    Having performed the same operation for both of us, we ensured that there was no cat urine in the apartment and night calls to “Make me kittens”.

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