Getting beyond surgical contraception

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Surgical sterilization has long been considered the gold standard for managing dog and cat populations in the United States. Yet the millions of stray and unwanted companion animals euthanized each year in this country raise questions about whether the gold standard is really just gold-plated, and if there’s a better way of reducing the numbers of surplus animals.

The most obvious shortcoming of spaying and neutering as methods of population control is one of logistics. For a number of reasons, ranging from a lack of responsible pet ownership to affordability, too few cats and dogs are being sterilized. Early spaying and neutering, discounted surgeries, or mandatory sterilization requirements for pet adoption have all been offered as solutions to the overpopulation problem.