Destination of the Traveler

final conclusion...

        As people continue to choose to abandon their dogs and allow them to roam about on the streets, the need for a drastic solution to reduce the population of stray dogs has increased. Some of the foreseeably plausible options to achieve such a goal include - one of the most commonly thought of ways - euthanasia, and another very popular procedure, sterilization. However, the existence of two possible procedures sometimes incites a division of public opinion. To the majority of the public, euthanasia seems to be the best way to keep stray dogs off of the street and keep the general public from being harassed and intimidated by them. Nonetheless, this perspective is faulty in the sense that it is only being viewed from one side, and does not encompass or consider all of the possible better options. One such option is sterilization. This option is a better one in the sense that we care for the dogs in this situation and we provide for them another life and another chance of survival. We need not just kill all of the dogs, we just need to prevent them from reproducing so much that they cause a population overflow of dogs. 

By removing the testicles or womb of dos, sterilization can not only eliminate the chance of dogs reproducing unnecessarily, but also even calm them down during breeding season when it is time to mate. In addition, sterilization can also help dogs avoid sexually or even non-sexually transmitted diseases. Alas, the most important aspect of sterilization is that the costs are really low when compared to euthanization. This makes it totally viable to be applied to a large number of dogs. Because of how humans are narcissistic and believe we own the world, we often disregard ethical problems and commit horrid acts such as experiment on animals. The blatant flaunting of ethics of animal experimenting has already been trouble enough; need we find other trouble in providing insufficient care for the stray dogs in our communities? No, we definitely do not. It doesn't matter if it's your own house pet dog or a nameless stray on the road. What matters is that every dog is another life, and we need to make sure we give all of them the amount of care and respect they deserve.    (by Julie)