Dog Fixing in NE

[Phil Lilley]

1 hour ago, Nick Adams said:

I don't think people realize the number of animals in shelters around here. It's pretty astounding. There are more shelters that I can count and one in almost every town, so I'm not surprised other areas have strict laws/attitudes about spay/neutering. 

I agree.  That is what I was thinking - the difference between the shelters here and there.  Neutering animals is a good thing for almost all pets. 

[tjm]

When I lived in a NE city 40 years ago. most of the "shelters" in the area cremated after 5-7 days.  Our city pound only kept animals three days. The only neutering was if the animal got adopted and then the new "parent" paid the bill. But, I have read of programs where people rounded up stray cats and neutered them then released them back into the wild to continue as a nuisance. I favor cremation over neutering for all strays. 

[DADAKOTA]

Not a fan of designer dog breeds.  Plenty of folks out there that should NEVER own a dog as after a few weeks to a year they are bothered by the animal and don't take care of them.  Of course, I also believe most folks should never own and/or operate a boat as they know not what they are doing.

[Nick Adams]

1 hour ago, tjm said:

40 years ago

Not many kill shelters left. I think none in SW MO, mostly because the spay and neutering programs are effective.

[fishinwrench]

This one here has a giant set of balls, and as much as my wife would love to have them removed...... she'd have to kill me first.   He ain't never hurt anybody with them, and they are his favorite toy.  So what's the problem?  🤔   It isn't like I just let him run the streets of town to screw everything that doesn't screw him first.    

He snores in a perfect E-minor, and I don't want him to snore in a G-flat.

[jdmidwest]

Growing up on a farm, unless it is kept aside for breeding, nuts off.  We always neuter the farm dogs.  Growing up, there was always a nut cutting every season on bulls and boars.

If there was any brood stock, they are kept pinned up and separated from the rest.  Dogs, horses, bulls, and boars.  They were only let loose when the females came in heat.

It does change them, calms them down.

[fshndoug]

Maybe some of these people need to run for office and apply some of that logic to people, just saying.

[DADAKOTA]

Pretty sure Pelosi won't get hers cut off.

[jdmidwest]

10 hours ago, DADAKOTA said:

Pretty sure Pelosi won't get hers cut off.

Why not, they sewed her's on.

[Phil Lilley]

Let’s not go down that road…