Readers Respond: Is spay & neuter a violation of God's law or a humane practice?

Is spay and neuter of pets morally wrong? Do you think it a violation of God's law? Or is your opinion that it is inhumane to allow the pain and suffering of cats' giving birth to one litter after another, either in a home environment or in the homes, streets, and wooded areas around the world. You may share your opinion on the form provided here.

Note: This form is not for asking questions or replying to another user. Think of it as your own article on the religious vs humane aspects of spay and neuter of pet cats.

Different Situations

I believe that if you have an indoor, "mixed-breed" cat that you don't want to have kittens and don't have a yard big enough to acommodate them when they're in heat (such as an urban apartment), you should spay or neuter them. But if you have a cat that's a rare breed, an outdoor cat, or want them to have kittens, then don't.

—Guest Crene

We have to "fix" our past mistakes

It's too late not to play god. Humans started doing that a long time ago. Now we are stuck in a world we created where natural predators are no longer there to control the population naturally. Spaying and neutering are a humane way to help nature be the way god intended it to be.

—Guest Leo

Know the word of God, then speak

Amazing just amazing! Most of the people who responded to this question are not Christians and most people didn't answer the question. The truth is that God does not want cats and dogs and (what ever else we're mutilating) to be S/N. S/N is inhumane. But like someone else has already posted, we people have created a problem that we are now desperately trying to fix. God did not tell us to go out and take cats and dogs out of the wild. God knew what he was doing when he put them where he put them. So what do we do now? I believe the best course of action is to realize this fact and remember that our pets are God's creature's first and that he has given us dominion (ruler ship). We should respect God's wisdom and put all the unwanted cats and dogs back where we got them from. Most will probably die, but that is what is necessary to fix the problem. For those that do survive they will control there own population by breeding less often, food supply, strong out living the weak...ect.

—Guest The one who is loved

It is not black or white

Agree with "Guest Yep". I think the solution isn't sheltering and/or killing the animals (cats, dogs, pigeons or others) but to provide them with their wild space - which lets face it - we, humans took away from them. Unfortunatelly humans taking over too much space on earth, therefore taking away space from animals and cutting down trees, poisoning rivers, ect. all in the name of civilization. So in my opinion the problem is more global, we need to think about it on a bigger scale. I think animal-over population is just one symptom of a deeper problem. ..and I don't think the solution lies with shutting the animals up in shelters or taking away their birth right to produce offsprings- it might be a temporary solution now but I think we should come up with better answers.

—Guest ?

Is S/N playing God?

For some of you to say we are playing God when we decide to S/N doesnt make sense. It is God who gave us the knowledge to responsibly care for our pets. I certainly do not want feral cats coming around infecting my cats with their diseases. I dont want them fighting and injuring my cats either. I ve seen the result of free breeding and its a horrible sad sight. Picture kittens born in cold weather with no shelter, sick, skinny, eyes sealed shut with infection. The mothers are thin, weak and sickly, unable to feed the kittens. This is heartless and disgusting. I believe it is the human male machismo that is really at play here. It is a culture that has existed for centuries. It is perpetuated by the myth that God deems it so.

—Guest Rena

Spay/Neuter is not humane at all

Let's see: your pet is living with you and considered part of your family. Would you cut off your child's finger?

—Guest HLee

Humane, I Say

Humane. There are too many kittens who end up dying, either by neglect or because they can't be adopted.

—Guest Betsy

Wisdom!

Here is my input - Spay and neuter are clearer very safe and can even provide the animal with a greater life. It is not cloning, or even changing DNA; there is no God control here. Protecting your animal is completely what God wants us to do. If we did not do this to our pet, then some of us would be living on farms. My next input is that we should only s/n if needed. Do you have male and female dog? Do you let your dog run loose to recieve another dog? Most of us dont need to "fix" our pet. I have known many female dogs to be fine without being spayed. As for males, it only calms them down really. If you can't cope with a male dog, don't buy one. Sure rescue a male neutered dog if you want! Rescue rather than buy. All it is at the end of the day is called "common sense". God gave that to us, so lets use it. Peace to you all!

—Guest paul uk

People don't WANT cats.

You can't use the excuse: "Oh, don't N/S them and give the babies to caring loving homes!" Take a trip to the pet shop, and take a look at people. They aren't going, "Oh, look at the kittens!" they're going "Look at the puppies!" Most people hate cats so obviously it's going to be hard to give them homes. I don't believe in God, but if I did I'm sure he wouldn't want innocent cats dying for no reason.

—Guest Jess

irresponsible

It seems to me that all those religious arguments are HIGHLY hypocritical. You don't want to play god, so you look the other way and do nothing when there's suffering happening around you? Don't you think that's bad? Same with human babies, you would let them be born but you don't care too much what happens to them next. As another person contributing here before me said, god gave you a brain, don't be afraid to use it!

—Guest Jana

Responsible thing to do is

Find a way for the cats to breed and give them a place to live as well. Instead of the shelters killing the animals they should bring the animals to a forest in the middle of nowhere where they could at least have a chance of life. very simple

—Guest Yep

TO GET REAL

Im a pro-lifer which means i dont believe in killing babies,but pets need to be spayed and nuetered to keep pet population down.I love my cat and dogs and having them fixed is also healthy for them.Can't people just use some common sense.Thats what God gave us brains for to use them.

—Guest SUE

Too Many Cats!!

I have 21 cats all because we thougt it was wrong to take out their pride. We spend a fortune on cat food!!!! But I absolutely love all of them.

—Guest Jessica Curry

Spay and neuter

I believe that all pet cats should be spayed and neutered. We have hundreds of unwanted cats in shelters or worse unwanted house cats left to fend for themseves. With the increase of coyotes and coydogs the unwanted house cats are easy pickings. It is the humane thing to do to spay and neuter your cats. Spayed and neutered house cats live longer and healthier lives. I also support the Trap,Neuter and Release school of thought. We need to reduce the numbers of unwanted and feral cats. Also, please keep your cats indoors for their health and safety!

—Guest Heather

Not wrong

I don't think there is any problem with spaying and neutering your pets. In a world where there are so many unwanted pets, why bring more into the world?

—Guest Buzz