This is a common concept, but it's really not logical. (It would be logical if the 'unwanted dogs' were puppies and kittens straight from the litter, and that does happen in certain areas of the country, mostly rural.)
In most of the US, lack of spay/neuter is not responsible for high shelter numbers/euthanasias. In most areas, 70-80% of dogs turned in to shelters have already been spayed/neutered. Retention is the problem, not overpopulation. (Granted, there are some areas where large numbers of puppies 'unwanted dogs' are older puppies or adults who were wanted when they were born, and whose owners for whatever reason later decided they no longer could/would keep them, but for the most part spay/neuter is not really the reason we have such high shelter #'s
I know I went a little OT but for more on this topic, here's a good website to visit...
www.pet-law.com and this article...
http://www.pet-law.com/euth1_intro.html
In most of the US, lack of spay/neuter is not responsible for high shelter numbers/euthanasias. In most areas, 70-80% of dogs turned in to shelters have already been spayed/neutered. Retention is the problem, not overpopulation. (Granted, there are some areas where large numbers of puppies 'unwanted dogs' are older puppies or adults who were wanted when they were born, and whose owners for whatever reason later decided they no longer could/would keep them, but for the most part spay/neuter is not really the reason we have such high shelter #'s
I know I went a little OT but for more on this topic, here's a good website to visit...
www.pet-law.com and this article...
http://www.pet-law.com/euth1_intro.html
don't kid yourself - assuming that just because you're on an internet board and think most of the people on here are responsible, and assuming that it applies to the rest of the public (which is 99% of people out there) is a lot of assuming. many clients cant be bothered to feed anything but beneful and think nothing of leaving their intact animals wandering loose.