Pets are good companions for humans. Today many people own pets and live with them. However, people make them ill, do not care about their mood, and even abandon them. Pet owners should spay or neuter their pets to extend their life, relieve stresses, and decrease the number of stray animals.
Did you know that neutering pets help them to live longer? Generally, the pet owners want to live longer with their pets. On the whole, the average lifespan of cats and dogs are thirteen years. According to A USA Today, the pets in USA with the highest rates of spaying and neutering also live the longest. According to the report, neutered male dogs live 18% longer than unneutered male dogs and spayed female dogs live 23% longer than unspayed female dogs. It is better to spay or neuter before their first estrus. The vets say the animal spayed or neutered before their first heats are typically healthier.
In addition, people are not only the living things which get stressed but also animals get stressed just like human. Especially, cats are too sensitive so they are easy to get stressed. As you know, animals have an estrus periodically. For example, cats experience a seasonal estrus in autumn and late winter. They get stressed a lot whenever those seasons come. To suffer from stress is harmful to your pet’s health. It can also make them behave badly. To put it simply, the male cats spray everywhere and it stinks violently.
Finally, spaying or neutering pets can decrease stray animals. Have you ever seen the kittens on the street just about to die because of long starvation? There are lots of homeless animals in every country, in every state. These high numbers are the result of unplanned mating. The problem is, who is going to take care of them such as feeding, housing, and so on. Nowadays, some groups of people who love pets help to spay or neuter for those stray animals. It helps a lot to prevent the overpopulation of those homeless animals.
Some animals in shelters are safe and happy. On the other hand, some are not saved from the desolate streets. Spaying or neutering pets prevent animals from being born accidentally. It also reduces their stresses, decreases the probability of pets will be infected with some kinds of disease or cancer. If you love and care about your pets, spay or neuter them to make them live happily with you for a long time!
