22/06/2015
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Excuses for breeding/not desexing - debunked!
Everyday in Australia roughly 23 cats, dogs, puppies and kittens are put to sleep every hour. That is 552 a day. 3864 a week. These animals aren’t sick or old, they are simply without a home. 552 die every day because we, as a society, have a problem with breeding - and it needs to stop!
Common excuse #1: We always find homes for the litter!
To put it simply, for each pet that you rehome, one waiting in a shelter will be put to sleep. Before you allow your pet to breed, head down to the closest pound. Walk past the pens and pick out an average of eight dogs/cats that you are willing to let die so your pet can have a litter. This is the reality. By breeding your pet and rehoming her litter, you are taking away homes from pets waiting desperately, sometimes for years. Would you rather already born animals die or your pet’s litter never conceived?
Common excuse #2: It will be good for their health to have at least one litter!
My favourite. Whoever came up with this excuse has obviously never asked a vet about this. The life expectancy of a dog or cat who has never had a litter is higher than those who have, and significantly higher than those who have had multiple litters. Like with humans, animals can develop conditions during pregnancy that threaten their life. Dogs who have had a litter have higher chances of developing ovarian and breast cancers than dogs who have been spayed. Breeding your pet means you are running this risk of losing your pet and/or losing her entire litter.
Common excuse #3: My pet wants a litter!
No, she doesn’t. Google “dog giving birth video”, watch and think to yourself “does my little Mitzie REALLY yearn to go through THAT?” The answer would be: no, she doesn’t. Pregnancy and birth is a strenuous experience in humans, now imagine an animal who cannot comprehend what is happening to their body. Your pet wants a full tummy, a warm place to sleep and someone to give them all the love and cuddles they desire. They do not want to labour for days, push out puppy/kitten one after another, and feed a litter for 6 weeks when often there are too many puppies/kittens than they’re are teats on the mother. Your pet does NOT want a litter!
Common excuse #4: It will be good for my children to see the miracle of life!
Take your children on an excursion down to the local pound. There, they will get to see the miracle of life. They will get to see animals who live there existence out in a pen, with no owner to love them because they have already bought a backyard bred pet. And that’s only if they’re lucky enough to have escaped being put to sleep. What a miracle!
Common excuse #5: They are so cute I want another pet just like them!
The chances that you will get offspring just like mum or dad are zilich. Mixed breed animals have a huge gene pool and never breed true. They also have huge risks of developing health problems that are common in the breeds of BOTH of their parents. Double the chances.
Common excuse #6: My pet will gain weight and get lazy if I desex them!
Your pet eats what YOU feed them, your pet exercises when YOU exercise them. Your pet will not gain weight and become lazy unless you overfeed them and refuse to stimulate them.
Common excuse #7: I can’t afford to desex them!
Then you can’t afford a pet. Having your pet fixed is as important and responsible as feeding them, vaccinating them, worming them, flea treating them. Having your pet fixed is a one off expense, feeding them is a daily expense. If you cannot afford to have them desexed, then you cannot afford them. Owning a pet is a privilege, not a right. You are not entitled to own them if you cannot care for them. Allowing your pet to remain entire is dangerous to their health as the risks of ovarian and testicular cancer raises each year you remain irresponsible and refuse to desex them.
Common excuse #8: I wouldn’t want to lose my parts, so I can’t make him!
It’s creepy that you care so much about your pet’s testicles when they literally couldn’t care less. Your pet will still have urges, fixed or not, the only difference is that their health will be improved and they will not accidently or purposely contribute to the current overpopulation if they are desexed.
If you use any of the above excuses to breed or not desex your pet, YOU are the problem. You are contributing to the unnecessary deaths of hundreds of animals every day. If you are breeding your pet to make a quick buck, your greed is literally killing innocent animals. We need to work together to stop this unnecessary breeding of animals. We need to change our ways. Animals owe us nothing and we need to stop forcing them to repay us. It is up to us, as a society, to protect their lives. 552 is too many. 552 is devastating. 552 is outrageous.
