Blog - Joyful Curmudgeon - Blog
A Mary T. Hoffman Commentary from All-Creatures.org
"Joyful Curmudgeon" An oxymoron?
No! I see all the beauty of God's creation and I'm joyful. At the same
time, I see all the suffering and corruption going on in the world, and feel
called to help expose and end it so that we may have true peace and compassion.
Spay and Neuter - 7 December 2006
By Mary T. Hoffman
Spaying and neutering animals is good for animals and for people. There are many reasons for this. The obvious one is that it prevents the pain and abuse suffered by unwanted animals, whether they are 'strays' or not.
It is amazing how in this day and age there are people who are so irresponsible that they refuse to have their 'pets' spayed or neutered. I still see those ads in the paper that should have gone out of existence long ago: 'Free puppies (or kittens) to good home.' Are some people so na've that they offer these innocent creatures to others who will see their ad and call? Who knows what these animals will be used for? There are all kinds of weirdoes out there, and they don't wear a sign proclaiming the fact.
Then there are 'religious' people who let their companion animals proliferate, refusing to have them spayed or neutered. I have even offered to pay for the spaying and neutering and was shocked when my offer was refused. It doesn't make any sense. It is one thing for humans to refuse to curtail their own reproduction on religious grounds; but to allow their animals to reproduce when they themselves eat animals and don't even believe that animals have souls or rights of any sort - I find that totally illogical, to say the least.
I was glad when the Postal Department came out with a Spay and Neuter stamp. That was a step in the right direction. There are groups working very hard to end the horrible suffering of strays in other countries by promoting spaying and neutering. These people deserve lots of support and encouragement for actually doing something about this problem.
Go on to: Fanatic - 8 December 2006
Return to: Creation/Evolution - 6 December 2006
Return to: Blog - Main Page
Return to: Archive - By Date
Return to: Archive - By Subject
-
- Home Page
- What's New
- Contact Us
- Action Alerts
- Animal Exploitation
- Animal Issues
- Animal Rights Activism
- Archives
- Art & Photography
- Articles Directory
- Bible
- Bible Commentary Blog
- Books
- Campaigns
- Church & Religion
- Discussions
- Donate
- Events / Podcasts / Media
- Health
- Hosted Web Sites
- Humor
- Kids' Korner
- Letters
- Links
- Nature Studies
- Newsletter
- Poetry & Stories
- Quotations
- Recipes with Photos
- Recipes Without Photos
- Sermons
- Stop Cruelty in Churches
- Video Library
- The Mary T. and Frank L. Hoffman Family Foundation
- Email: [email protected]
Follow us on:
A web site sponsored by The Mary T. and Frank L. Hoffman Family Foundation and all-creatures.org
Copyright © 1998-2023 The Mary T. and Frank L. Hoffman Family Foundation. All rights reserved. May be copied only for personal use or by not-for-profit organizations to promote compassionate and responsible living. All copied and reprinted material must contain proper credits and web site link www.all-creatures.org.
Fair Use Notice: This document, and others on our web site, may contain copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owners. We believe that this not-for-profit, educational use on the Web constitutes a fair use of the copyrighted material (as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law). If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond fair use, you must obtain permission from the copyright owner.
Thank you for visiting all-creatures.org.
