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Really not trying to open up another can of worms on this subject but I would really love to see the data that says supports the "hit by car" comment. I have worked in several Vet hospitals and most HBC dogs were already spayed/neutered. My locations probably had something to do with it though, the hospitals I worked in were Metro to Suburbs.
The references are under the "Basis for Position..."
But you know what Mark Twain said, "There are lies, darn lies, and statistics."
There probably are plenty of statistics that show that neutered dogs are hit by cars less often. However, statistics themselves never say why. Does neutering cause dogs to roam less often or is it that owners who care enough to neuter their dogs are less likely to let them roam at large - or a combination of both factors? If you are in an urban vet clinic, I'd say that you would see a higher percentage of neutered pets in general (as opposed to rural areas), so it stands to reason that you'd see more hit by cars. But was the number of unneutered dogs hit higher as a percentage of their population than those that were neutered?
In any case, I like the Theriogenologist's balanced view that neuter and spay is a case by case situation and should be between the vet and the owner, NOT a government mandated law.
Really not trying to open up another can of worms on this subject but I would really love to see the data that says supports the "hit by car" comment. I have worked in several Vet hospitals and most HBC dogs were already spayed/neutered. My locations probably had something to do with it though, the hospitals I worked in were Metro to Suburbs.
The references are under the "Basis for Position..."
But you know what Mark Twain said, "There are lies, darn lies, and statistics."
There probably are plenty of statistics that show that neutered dogs are hit by cars less often. However, statistics themselves never say why. Does neutering cause dogs to roam less often or is it that owners who care enough to neuter their dogs are less likely to let them roam at large - or a combination of both factors? If you are in an urban vet clinic, I'd say that you would see a higher percentage of neutered pets in general (as opposed to rural areas), so it stands to reason that you'd see more hit by cars. But was the number of unneutered dogs hit higher as a percentage of their population than those that were neutered?
In any case, I like the Theriogenologist's balanced view that neuter and spay is a case by case situation and should be between the vet and the owner, NOT a government mandated law.
