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Review
. 2012 Aug:47 Suppl 4:214-22.
doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2012.02078.x.

Effects of surgical sterilization on canine and feline health and on society

M V Root Kustritz  1
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Effects of surgical sterilization on canine and feline health and on society

M V Root Kustritz. Reprod Domest Anim. 2012 Aug.

Abstract

Surgical sterilization of dogs and cats is a well-accepted measure for population control in some countries, but is considered unethical as an elective surgery in other countries. This is a review of what is known regarding positive and negative effects of gonadectomy surgery on individual animals and on societal management of unowned dog and cat populations.

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