Saturday, October 06, 2007
Does a pet have no say?
My dad just brought back my dog, Junior, after undergoing ovaric-hysterectomy operation. That is to say, Junior, has had his testes removed and prevented from breeding. I looked at him and felt pity for Junior. How is a male dog ever going to feel like a male dog without his testes? It's like in the olden days where eunuchs have to be castrated before being able to serve the emperor. And they were definitely no longer the men they used to be.
This brings us back to the point, why did we have to send Junior for sterilization? We all along had no intention of breeding dogs, so that should not be a problem. Nevertheless, the government promotes it. We have all seen it, the advertisements at bus stops and on our television screens, "sterilized pets, makes better pets." Furthermore, with the new ruling of licensing for dogs, it is a difference of $56 for the registration of a sterilized dog compared to an unsterilized dog. So much has been put forward to get dog owners to send their dog for sterilization.
But have we taken a look at it from a dog's viewpoint? Do they not have any right, any say against it? Eunuchs had the choice, they chose to earn more economically and giving up their sex lives. But do our dogs ever said they wanted it? What ever do dogs gain by undergoing sterilization? How much of a better pet would they make?
Suddenly I felt so sorry for Junior as he is lying in a new corner of the sofa, refusing even to lick my fingers when i offered to him. Maybe he's just back from the operation and not in a stable state yet. Hopefully, his character doesn't change much. I still want him to be that cute and adorable Junior who ran up to me when I came home last night.
思念是一种病 {5:23 pm}
