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[edit] Mutilation
This is a new section of the code, and it is meant to substitute the older Neutering section. The reason for this is that the Neutering section was based on a believe that would have been reasonable in the Middle Ages, but that it is way too disproportionate for nowadays' standards. The reasoning is as follows:
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| Mutilation is the only way to make tamed animals useful for us, less of a load. It is necessary to mutilate them in most cases. |
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| Pet overpopulation is a serious problem, and most pet owners are too irresponsible to be trusted with intact animals. Animals not used for breeding or zooish activities should be neutered. |
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Nowadays there are many less drastic measures to avoid pet overpopulation, making neutering an unnecessarily cruel choice. Those are:
Surgical methods
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| Vasectomy (deferentectomy). The vasa deferentia, the tubes which connect the testicles to the prostate, are cut and closed, preventing sperm produced in the testicles to enter the ejaculated semen (which is mostly produced in the seminal vesicles and prostate). |
Tubal ligation. The Fallopian tubes, which would carry the fertilized ovum to the uterus, are cut and sealed. |
| Essure™ procedure, not yet performed on living animals but easy to do. A soft micro-insert is deployed into the Fallopian tube through the cervix using a minimally invasive transcervical tubal access catheter. Once in place, the device is designed to elicit tissue growth in and around the micro-insert to form an occlusion or blockage in the Fallopian tube. |
Non-surgical methods
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| Keeping an eye on females who come into heat, and having males and females separately while unwatched. An underrated measure, mostly due to irresponsible laziness of owners. |
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| Administration of Zona Pellucida antigens vaccine, latest US patent RE37,224 (as of June 2006). Product commercially known as SpayVac™, it causes a treated female mammal to produce antibodies that adhere to the surface of her own eggs and prevent sperm from binding, blocking fertilization for a period of 22 months or more (depending on the animal). |
Due to this, from now on neutering (except for rare extreme medical cases) is regarded in this Zoo code as any other form of mutilation for debatably useful purposes, such as tail docking or ear clipping, and thus the new section on Mutilation is made.
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I believe it is right to mutilate most animals so as to make life easier or make animals better-looking. I approve any docking of tails, clipping of ears, neutering, or similar mutilations. |
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I dislike the idea of mutilating animals, but I reluctantly accept to do so if I'm advised to for controlling pet overpopulation or possible future injuries to my animals. |
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I have no strong opinion regarding the matter. |
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More emphasis should be placed on the owner's responsibility. Mutilating should be considered a last resort: cutting off body parts is unnecessary, and alternative methods of population control should be promoted. |
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Mutilating is an abomination. Educate people on how to live with animals responsibly as they are. If they don't know how to care properly for an animal, they shouldn't have one in the first place. |
Opinion on mutilating animals. For example:
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