A growing concern in today's society is the amount of unwanted animals that seem to find their way in to shelters and sanctuaries. It is estimated that the yearly cost to U.S. taxpayers to impound, shelter, euthanize, and dispose of homeless animals is a staggering 2 million dollars. While covering the cost of housing unwanted animals, we as responsible humans can minimize these growing numbers by simply spaying or neutering our pets. In all actuality there are many pros to spaying and neutering and almost no cons which will be discussed further on.
According to facts gathered by Oxford Pets, it is estimated that 70 million stray dogs and cats roam the United States alone. And out of these 70 million, it is figured that roughly 30 million are subjected to torture and death along with nearly 10,000 animals being euthanized a day. Shelters around the country adopt up to 4 million of these unwanted pets a year, unfortunately only about 10% of the animals surrendered to the shelters have been spayed or neutered. Once an animal is in the shelter, it is a poor chance they will be adopted. There are plenty of opportunities and programs that allow the cost effective option to spay or neuter a pet. Most organizations recognize the importance for this and they assist low income families to cover the procedures needed. One organization, SNAP, offers many different payment options and helps raise awareness to the benefits of spaying and neutering. SNAP even offers free services to low income families including surgeries and vaccinations.
To add to the list of benefits humans can enjoy from simply minimizing unwanted pets being born, there is a number of beneficial health reasons pets should be spayed or neutered. Many veterinarians would agree that not only does neutering a male pet reduce certain undesirable behaviors, it also takes out the desire for a male animal to roam. The removal of the sex organs in any animal is beneficial in reducing certain cancer risk...