Joe and Merle, Any valid ethical principle must apply equally well to both humans and other species....
Do not to a cat what you would not do to a human.... Edgar On Oct 9, 2012, at 2:31 AM, Merle Lester wrote: > > > > neuter the humans who breed more that 2 offspring !..merle > > Jim, > > OK, just understand that I did my best to tell you the worst. > > I think one must, should, and CAN weigh the total good done, against any > harm. Overall, the avoidance of starvation and disease in 6 or 7 offspring > kittens can count more on the cosmic brownie-point-scale than fright given to > the potential parent, and a sore pubis for 3 days or so. No one can convince > you of that, and not everyone is capable of putting in the effort to borrow > the "Hav-a-Heart" trap from the spay-clinic free of charge, nor in baiting it > to capture the cat in question. It does take some directed effort! I don't > say I've ever gotten good at it, but I have been doing it close to 50 years. > > I'll say frankly though, to emphasize: I think it is immoral to feed the > starving females without having them neutered, first. Feeding them makes them > fertile if they are not first spayed. > > In this matter, though, you will of course be the Judge, Your Honor. > > I think to get the cat's consent, just consult your conscience, and recall > that we are all in this together. > > (my conscience tells me neuter them, or never, ever, feed them; thus, I > neuter them, because I want them to live). > > --Joe > > --- In [email protected], "jfnewell7" <jfnewell7@...> wrote: > > > > I know that that is the standard advice, but I don't know how to get the > > cats' informed consent to be spayed or neutered. > > > > >
