So behavior modification is a major driver why
people alter their pets.
Not exact matches
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people have genetically
altered, hybrid
pets like fox - dogs and fer - otters; and on nearly every corner, you can spot the lasting legacies of sibling geniuses Theresa and Theodore Morningstarr, the earliest architects of this NYC.
I know SO many
people who do nt have their
pets (mostly males)
altered because they want them to have a litter, or they think it's wrong to take a dog's manhood, or, and this one really shocked me, «How can you say you believe in animal rights and then deny them the most basic right of procreation?»
Many
people choose not to
alter their
pets in spite of the many good reasons to do so.
People who agreed to be questioned were asked whether or not they owned dogs or cats, fed stray dogs or cats, whether or not the animals had been
altered, if they had reproduced, if cats had been declawed, how they obtained their
pets, whether or not cats were allowed outside, purebred status, city of residence, and residence type.
-- Not surprisingly,
people with higher incomes and more education were MORE likely to
alter their
pets than
people with lower incomes and less education — further highlighting the need for targeted low - cost spay / neuter services.
Altered pets are less likely to make inappropriate sexual approaches toward
people or objects.
We already saw that one of the motivators for
people who chose to adopt from a shelter was that their
pet was
altered before the adoption.
As part of this awareness - raising event,
people are encouraged to spay / neuter their own
pets as well as help another animal get
altered.
The # 1 reason
people said they
altered their
pets was because of birth control (42 %).
If
people can not prevent their
pets from breeding, I strongly suggest they
alter them, but spaying / castration is hardly a guarantee that your dogs are going to get along.
Arizona:
Altered Tails Barnhart Clinic: Phoenix and Mesa (low - cost spay / neuter clinic) Animal Guardian Network: Cave Creek (
pet food) Arizona Animal Welfare League & SPCA: Phoenix (low - cost veterinary clinic) Chuck Waggin»
Pet Food Pantry: Phoenix (
pet food) Empty Bowl
Pet Food Pantry:
Pet assistance for disaster victims and veterans, seniors, domestic violence victims, functionally disabled
people with service animals, homeless and near homeless
people; special programs include
pet food and supplies, temporary housing for emergencies.
While many
people who have a
pet altered are aware of issues surrounding
pet overpopulation, and some
people have a
pet altered in order to avoid the nuisance of having the female attract male animals, only recently have
pet owners become aware of the health benefits to their own
pet.
«The migration of human food choices to
pet food and treats is continuing, and as
people age, learn more about nutrition and
alter the choices they make, those same decisions are being made for their
pets at the same time,» says DeLorenzo.
It's also important to realize that just because certain
people aren't seeking out spay / neuter services doesn't mean that they're not willing to
alter their
pets.
According to this research, the three most common reasons
people haven't
altered their
pets is:
So in other words, if you provide
people with affordable options, and make it convenient for them, they will
alter their
pets once they are old enough.
You are bringing a new
person into the world and irrevocably
altering your own life and that of your partner, family,
pets, other children, and many, many others.
In 2001
Peter Sutton released the article «the politics of suffering: Indigenous policy in Australia since the 1970s» (followed by a 2009 book on the same topic) in which he noted that a change to an increasingly Indigenous officialdom had not
altered the circumstance of Aboriginal
people in remote communities.