Their Ingleside shelter is temporarily closed for structural sewerage repairs, with all animals being transported to the Kemps Creek and West Hoxton shelters. To help make room at Kemps Creek, the adoption price of all animals is 50% off until Sunday 16th July 3.30pm. Normal adoption procedures and screening applies. Please spread the word and be mindful of the fact that having a pet is a long term commitment.
It'd be AWL
Yes it is the AWL and not the RSPCA. I have contacted a mod to change the title accordingly.
You can edit it yourself :)
Desexing means no unwanted litters, and can also improve behavioural problems, and reduce the risk of certain cancers and health issues.
Nonsense, and desexing has been linked to an increase in certain cancers and diseases.
Also no proof it can change behaviour and nor should a healthy organ be removed to control an animal.
Sorry for the rant but I really hate people trying to justify desexing, it's really only effective at stopping breeding which a responsible owner should be able to do anyway without the need for surgery.
I've had been desexing my cats for the last 30 years and we have never had a health issue associated with the procedure. An entire animal has a number of behavoural and physical characteristics that can make them hard to manage in a household including spraying, increased aggressiveness/roaming, coming "on heat" etc. Also there are health issues associated with the sexual organs that won't exist ones these are removed. There is also the risk that an animal will escape and get pregnant, which only adds to the unwanted population of animals. Rant as much as you like but the reality is a desexed animal is much more likely to find a "forever" home than a tom cat that sprays on everything or a female cat that yowls in heat and escapes and comes back pregnant. Similar situation to dogs but you also have the added problem of trying to walk animals that want to be sexually active. Responsible owners desex their animals rather than worrying about them pining for their lost sexuality.
I was speaking more about dogs as I have no experience with cats, but what I said still applies.
Also there are health issues associated with the sexual organs that won't exist ones these are removed.
That's because you're amputating it, it's like saying you could get rid of breast cancer in women by making them all undergo a mastectomy.
And the rate of testicular cancer in intact male dogs is low, and even if they got the disease it's one of the more treatable ones and can be in most cases cured.
Regardless, removing a healthy organ just in case is ridiculous and removing it to control their behaviour is even worse.
Responsible owners desex their animals rather than worrying about them pining for their lost sexuality.
Nonsense, and what pining?
Responsible owners don't butcher their animals just to try and control them, they train them instead or don't let them wander the neighbourhood.
BTW, in some Scandinavian countries it's illegal to desex your dog unless there is a valid medical reason.
The rate of desexed dogs in Norway is about 7% I think and they seem to cope fine, funny about that.
This desexing craze was started by rescue shelters who don't want to deal with unwanted litters.
That I can understand, but all these myths about desexing and its supposed benefits are not based on any studies or evidence.
There is also the risk that an animal will escape and get pregnant
A responsible owner wouldn't let that happen and someone who can't control their animal is the exact type of person who shouldn't own one.
I find it hilarious that cat owners want to espouse responsibility when the overwhelming majority of them let their animal roam the neighbourhood and streets.
So I wonder what the rate of animals handed into shelters are in those countries and what their kill rate is. The animals are never meant to breed and the antisocial behaviour of an animal that isn't fixed can be quite unpleasant. Pray tell how do you intend to stop an entire male cat from spraying all over its territory? Animals escape, it is an unfortunate fact of life. Our place is like Fort Knox but cats can squeeze out of incredibly small places; even ours have escaped but, fortunately, they didn't get far. I would much prefer a fixed cat in a loving home than a dozen sitting in cages for the rest of their lives - that to me is torturing an animal - not removing an organ they don't miss within a month of it being gone. You only need to see how a quickly an animal bounces back from the operation to see that it doesn't really matter a jot to them in the long run. My cats do not roam the neighbourhood, they are kept within the confines of my property where they have plenty of room to roam across multiple levels and including an enclosed courtyard garden. If you don't know what you are talking about then I suggest you don't say anything.
You stated "Responsible owners desex their animals", desexing an animal doesn't make an irresponsible owner responsible.
I find it offensive to generalise like that and sick of people judging an animal or owner.
I also find it hypocritical that cat owners think they are responsible by desexing and then let their animal roam the neighbourhood, trespassing and damaging other people's property, making noise and killing thousands of animals.
But hey, they're responsible because they've desexed their animal.
Animals escape, it is an unfortunate fact of life.
No, it's an irresponsible owner that allows it.
My dog has never escaped and cannot escape, but I'm still irresponsible because he's not butchered according to you.
Animal welfare league or RSPCA?