Spaying And Neutering Animals
Posted December 5, 2006
Hare Krsna. In Response to Kylie Dicks request for input concerning Spaying and Neutering Animals, I offer this staggering statistic. In the metro nine county area where I live with less than 300,000 human population, the local shelters publish their intake/adoption/euthanized statistics each month in a periodical filled with photos of adoptable animals. Their monthly average of the animals euthanized in over 72 per cent of the animals brought to them for possible adoptions. Over 72%! Personally, I am a soul on my journey through the material world at this point in Kali Yuga who has rescued cat- and dog-bodied souls, and is steward to two rescue cat-souls who live indoors only. It behooves those of us with human forms to take responsibility for the world we have created by taking proper care of any other being in our care. I'm not going to get into any scriptural discussion here. Just plain common sense, people. Kali Yuga is a challenging time to live for every soul, in every form of body. So, take care of the animal-bodied souls by getting them Spayed and Neutered as soon as you can. Their sex desire is then finished. (that it should be so easy for human-bodied souls!) And the lives of all concerned will be able to focus on facets of life other than "unwanted" animal offspring. Using our common sense is imperative to most of our actions. Humans often forget that they have Common Sense to utilize.
By the way, these two cat-bodied souls who live with me receive temple
prasadam salt added to their cat food, and I always greet and talk with them
using the Names of Their Lordships. We also listen to kirtan and dance
together every day! And they are very appreciative. So, treat these souls as
fellow travelers on their Eternal Journey, just as you would wish for them
to treat you, if you were the one in an animal body. You may not desire to
have any animal-bodied souls to live with you. Yet, too many so-called
devotees treat these souls with disdain, just because of the body they are
in. So, who's on the bodily concept? I have a feeling that this letter will
trigger the ire of many so-called brahminical standard-practicing souls. So
be it. Just remember that none of us really knows who any other soul is. Nor
do we know how Lord Caitanya is using anyone to spread this Harinama
Sankirtana movement. Those with a loving heart will understand what I'm
trying to say.