Shanghai Civilized Pet Raising Observation｜How to solve the reproductive troubles of domestic pets?
【Editor's Note】
In urban life, pets have gradually become important members of the family, and pet management and protection have also been widely discussed.
From now on, The Paper has launched a series of reports on "Shanghai Civilized Pet Raising Observation" on pet family breeding and sterilization, pet travel needs and public safety management, whether to abolish the distinction between urban dogs and rural dogs, and whether there is no mainstream dog or cat feeding TNR and other topics, visits and surveys, extensively listened to the opinions of netizens, clarified the difficulties of supervision, and gathered social consensus for civilized pet raising.
Should I sterilize my "hairy children" or choose a partner for them to reproduce?
"Mao children" is a nickname for domestic pets in the current society, and now more and more people enter the families of urban residents.
At present, there are no legal regulations on compulsory sterilization of pets in Shanghai or even in the whole country.
According to Shanghai’s existing regulations, sterilization measures are encouraged for dogs raised, and registration fees are halved. There is no provision for sterilization of raised cats and stray dogs.
In 2020, a questionnaire issued by the Shanghai Municipal Public Security Bureau in conjunction with relevant departments showed that 46.77% of respondents who raised dogs and 80.14% of respondents who raised cats independently sterilized their pets in order to alleviate the pain caused by pets in heat and avoid pets. Diseases of the reproductive organs.
How to solve the reproductive troubles of domestic pets?
The Paper (www.thepaper.cn) reporter interviewed many citizens and related experts from pet hospitals.
Some experts said that the proportion of pet sterilization is now greatly increasing, and it should not be mandatory, but it is worth advocating.
Family breeding dogs: send puppies within 3 months
28-year-old little D owns a 4-year-old grey Teddy Cocoa.
In May 2016, Xiao D took back a few months old cocoa from a friend's house and completed the immunization according to the procedure. Since then, Cocoa has been living in Xiao D's home.
Based on the information retrieved from the Internet and sharing with dog friends, Xiao D learned that bitches are usually neutered after the first birth, which is more conducive to reproductive health thereafter. So in 2018, he paid 1200 yuan to the pet hospital, which is Cocoa The breeding was carried out.
"After choosing a suitable male dog, you need to keep cocoa in the breeding house for 2-3 days to ensure pregnancy, and then take care of yourself until you give birth." Xiao D said, in order to ensure the safety of cocoa, she is at station B I watched many delivery videos for learning.
In May 2018, Coco gave birth completely, gave birth to five puppies and licked the babies cleanly.
After the babies were full moon, Little D gave 5 puppies to his relatives and friends, and then neutered Coco.
Little D said that at present, everyone believes that dogs can live longer after neutering, which can avoid some elderly reproductive diseases, and daily care is more convenient. "Cocoa will have two menstrual periods a year before neutering, and pet changing pads need to be replaced daily. , Otherwise it will breed bacteria."
Will you choose a companion for your dog?
Little D believes that this is still based on the wishes of the dog owner, but he needs to ensure that he is responsible for the newborn puppy, find a suitable family for it, and avoid letting the puppy become a stray dog.
And many dog owners believe that bitches should give birth to a child before being sterilized. Is there a scientific basis?
For this reason, The Paper reporter consulted Dr. Ding of the Senjia Pet Hospital. Dr. Ding said that dogs and cats are recommended to be sterilized at 6-8 months of age, and it is not necessary to give birth to a baby in advance. The maximum probability of sterilization before the estrus period To avoid late pyometra, it is not recommended to breed the female dog in the first estrus, sterilization after the second estrus and breeding is too old, which is not conducive to avoiding breast tumors and other diseases.
In addition, in accordance with Article 26 of Shanghai Dog Management Regulations.
If a dog in an urbanized area gives birth to puppies, the dog breeder shall, within three months after the birth of the puppies, deliver the dogs that exceed the limit to other dogs that meet the conditions specified in Article 12 and Article 13 of these Regulations. Individuals, units raise or deliver to dog shelters.
At the same time, the regulations encourage dog owners to sterilize their dogs.
If a dog breeder sterilizes his dog, he will receive a half of the management service fee on the strength of the surgical certificate for the sterilization of the dog.
Is it eligible to deprive a cat of spring?
In Shanghai, more and more young people choose to keep cats instead of going out and shoveling shit.
To buy or adopt, many cat lovers have to face the choice of whether to sterilize.
In December 2019, Ms. Yuan bought an expensive puppet cat through a British cattery. This gentle little female cat kk has since become a member of Ms. Yuan's family.
Ms. Yuan said that she has always liked cats very much, but being responsible for a life is a very important matter, so she chooses to raise them after she has worked for a period of time and is financially capable.
kk's situation is a bit special. She was sterilized when she was 4 months old in the cattery. Why is there such an arrangement?
Ms. Yuan told reporters that firstly the sterilization of female cats will be relatively complicated, which can reduce the risk of family care. In addition, since this puppet cat is a race-level cat, the cattery itself is not willing to sell the breeding rights of the cat. Buying a cat that has not been sterilized requires an additional 10,000 yuan.
Ms. Yuan believes that if you do not want to breed at home, it is recommended to arrange for cats to be sterilized in time, otherwise there will be a risk of cats getting lost during the estrus period, and it will also increase the risk of cats getting sick in later life. She also suggests that it is best to stray cats. The cats are neutered uniformly to avoid excessive breeding.
He also neutered the female cat he kept, and Mr. Ai regretted it.
His friend’s cat gave birth to a litter of kittens, from which Mr. Ai adopted an orange cat.
One year later, during the Spring Festival, Mr. Ai was about to leave Shanghai to return to his hometown for the New Year. He placed the orange cat in a friend's house who also raised the cat. Unexpectedly, the orange cat became pregnant soon after he returned.
After taking care of the orange cat and giving birth to 5 kittens and sending all the kittens away, Mr. Ai arranged for the cat to be sterilized.
But now, he feels that he has violated the rights of cats, and he also regrets that a friend sterilized a stray cat.
“My friend used to rent a small yard. A cat came to my classmate’s place to find something to eat. My classmate would feed the cat. The cat lived in the yard over time. It was very harmonious at the time.” Ai The husband said that because his classmates moved away and wanted to take the cat away, he made the stray cat a domestic cat and was neutered. It also lost choice for the cat.
In general, Mr. Ai feels that sterilization of pet cats should be based on the owner's choice rather than compulsory.
At the same time, a citizen, Mr. Wang, said that he felt that pets are essentially part of personal belongings, and unlike stray cats and dogs, compulsory sterilization is somewhat inappropriate.
Regulating family reproduction requires guidance
According to the White Paper on China's Pet Industry (Consumption Report) in 2019, Shanghai ranks third in the prosperity of pet provinces and cities in China.
The popularity of pet raising has naturally increased the difficulty of management. For this reason, the Shanghai Public Security Bureau, in conjunction with relevant departments, issued and collected more than 20,000 social questionnaires.
In terms of family breeding or sterilization, the results of the questionnaire showed that 46.77% of respondents who raised dogs and 80.14% of respondents who raised cats independently neutered their pets to relieve the pain caused by pets’ estrus and avoid pet reproductive organs. Disease.
The questionnaire shows that there are different understandings about whether mandatory sterilization should be required, at which stage of mandatory sterilization, and the cost sharing of forced sterilization.
29.29% of the interviewees think that sterilization should not be compulsory, 24.74% of the interviewees are indifferent and unclear, and 45.97% of the interviewees support forced sterilization.
Ms. Sun, the director of the Pudong branch of Duoqu Pet Hospital, told The Paper that in her institution, the number of domestic pets sterilized has been increasing in recent years, reaching 90% of the hospital visits.
In Ms. Sun's view, neutering is for the welfare of pets first. If domestic pets do not have the conditions to reproduce and do not neuter, it will be very painful and emotionally unstable. The chances of dog fighting, hurting, and getting lost will increase.
At the same time, The Paper reporter learned from relevant departments that from the perspective of urban fine management, family reproduction is not promoted. It was found that disorderly family reproduction in the management led to a surge in the number of pets, causing neighborhood disputes, abandoning pets, and other issues. At the same time, the complete prohibition of family reproduction has greater social resistance.
In this regard, relevant departments suggest that measures such as reducing fees should be considered to guide and encourage sterilization; implement compulsory immunization, increase breeding costs, and reduce family breeding willingness.
For pets that have been bred accidentally in the family, it is recommended that the sale of pets be prohibited in principle, gifted to other owners and sent to shelters, and violations of the number of pets are prohibited.