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Dr. Jeff Young is a US-based believer in early age neutering.

In 1974, Leo Leiberman neutered dogs and cats at between 8-10 weeks with no advers side effects and has continued to do so.

Between 30 – 60% of people who rehome  do not honour the neuter contracts and rehomed pets can be seen years later still entire. The fear that neuter can hurt the dog is wrong.

Number 1 cause of death is euthanasia, not anaesthetic.

20% of dogs are neutered after producing one litter. 8 weeks is the ideal age for puppies and kittens to be rehomed.

We can’t demand from the public what we don’t do ourselves; we must neuter every animak before we rehome even if this causes delays. Many groups are now neutering at 10 weeks or less while vets continue to recommend 6-10 months.

In a centre its essential to neuter before you let the dog leave as owners rarely come back to get it done. Especially with a feral population this may be your only chance to neuter – when they are young.

People don’t adopt cats, cats adopt people.

Uneducated people are not as passionate as you and I and may not understand what we are trying to acheive. Things have changed; 12 years ago very few did this. Hopefully it will now become more popular. Early age neutering does lead to slower growth, so there are more injuries but it can be managed and is not a reason not to do it.

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