Dear Laurie,
Thank you for your kind reply and interesting references! I'm aware of the existing paradigm and perfectly aware of the "overpopulation" problem, but put this paradigm in question which I think is legitimate! Most of our vets and vet friends are unorthodox, if you wish, though...
Just as an example, see the following webpage:
http://www.hsus.org/pets/pet_care/wh..._your_pet.html
The benefits of neutering and spaying mentioned there in relation to the animal itself are mostly ridiculous! Because it's obvious also for humans, that if you remove an organ, it'll eliminate...
One more thing, animals do not suffer from "sexual frustration"! This is human projection! What animals undergo is a completely different emotional and physiological state, that we, humans, cannot properly describe because unexperienced by our species-centric culture!
Dear all,
I'm consciously and perfectly capable of feeling responsible for the cat! I'm a physician myself and have good knowledge of the supposed "benefits" of neutering or spaying and I know that they have to be relativized, not to speak of the human moral dilemma of neutering in itself, which...