According to ECLAC, «in Latin America -LRB-...) there are over 800 indigenous peoples, with close to 45 million people,
who are characterized by their broad demographic, social, territorial and political diversity, from peoples in
voluntary isolation until his presence in large urban settlements ``
If birth - control,
isolation and
voluntary sterilization is the non-cruel answer for humans
who do not wish to reproduce, then it should be the same for the animals people bring into their society, especially the so - called pets they bring into their own families.