Pet Overpopulation & The Importance of Spaying & Neutering essays

Pet Overpopulation & The Importance of Spaying & Neutering essays I constantly see dead dogs lying on the side of the road, and others roaming the streets. The ones roaming havent met their fate yet, but it may only be one car or a truck away; and the same holds true for cats. It amazes me how much people want to have a pet, and once they do they forget about taking care of them. They seem to think that the animals can fend for themselves, and they just turn them loose. They are irresponsible of their safety, and their care; this includes spaying and neutering. When pets are free to roam, they are free to breed. And, what happens to the product of all of this free breeding? These unwanted animals are crowding the shelters and it makes me very sad, and angry. Sure, they are out of harms way with a roof over their heads, and food in their stomachs, but they are unloved and unwanted. There are so many that wont be adopted, because there are just too many of them! Unfortunately the alternative is to humanely put them to sleep. I had the misfortune of handling a situation that got out of control. A situation that my dad started when he rescued a litter of abandoned kittens. His neighbors moved and left the kittens behind, and his kind heart took over. Unfortunately he didnt have the insight to think about the future, and what was going to happen down the road. All he thought about were hungry kittens that needed to be taken care of. My dad lives on a fixed income, and he couldnt afford to get 6 cats spayed and neutered, he could barely afford to feed them. Im not even sure it crossed his mind. But the kittens grew up, and they started reproducing. Litter after litter, until there were 12 cats, then they reproduced, and so on. Two years later there were 24 cats, and there would have been more except a few litters died. Looking back on it now, it was probably a blessing. A few of the adults wandered off and never returned, but in the end, there was ...