posted April 04, 2014 11:46 PM            

I am totally against emasculation. I think it is mutilation. I don't think we can act like God to that extent. There is a problem, that's for sure, but extinguishing the race or try to control it is just not the solution for me. I wouldn't argue about it so much if it was a personal issue. But it isn't. Don't animals have rights? The cat cannot speak for him\herself. I don't know what the cat would say, but if i were a cat, i would rather keep my instincts and vitality, which have a stright connection to my sexuality, and run the danger. I know cats suffer on the streets. So i feed them. But my friend thinks it only makes the problem worse, as they will multiply and the suffering will grow. But hey, all of us come to this world to both enjoy and suffer, we all have our share. Why decide for another species and limit its experience? Because we are the ones who created that speices, says my friend. But they are already here, and two wrongs don't make a right, i say.

I really don't have an answer to all the sorrows of the world. I don't have a good plan how to save all the cats. But something within me goes fiercely against trying to manipulate in any way those who are weaker and cannot defend themselves.

posted April 28, 2014 12:44 AM            

I suppose the environment matters. Where I grew up barn cats were never neutered, but then nature (such as coyotes and snakes and even other cats) kept their population in check anyway (while the barn cats also kept the pest population in check, and thus a new generation of barn cats was always welcome). Perhaps even a city can be good for keeping feline populations in check given the highways, antifreeze, even people who set traps for them (or even hunt them) for a wide variety of reasons. But what about areas that aren't too wild or populated? Their population can become untenable pretty easily, and it's not just them suffering, it's also the effects they have on the local ecology, including in hunting endangered species or spreading disease to house cats (especially house cats that interacted with diseased cats while in heat or otherwise not neutered) such as FIV.

posted April 28, 2014 05:27 AM            

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Originally posted by Randall:
I feed strays.

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posted August 29, 2014 03:27 AM            

I am completely against dog and cat breeders, especially the ones that inbreed animals to the point they are plagued by genetic mutations. People that breed and show cats and dogs make me sick, it's so pretentious. Unfortunately pure bred pets are considered a status symbol, although they still end up at shelters too.

I do feel bad for the animal to be spayed or neutered, but the alternative is to risk many other animals being killed because they don't have a home. I always encourage people to adopt a stray, and if people actually had to witness the amount of death that goes on, they would never support a breeder ever again. It's horrific!!! No animal lover would contribute to this problem if they were aware of how bad it really is.