if its to save their lives, i would do it. i've already neutered my previos shihtzu, spayed my mom's rottie, and a mix breed.
sometimes, it really saves problems just by neutering/spaying the dog.

ok, lets take some examples. if all of you have been to any SPCAs before, then i guess you'll probably have a mindset that spaying/neutering is not cruel. many of you do it for the sake of your pet's health, which i think is reasonable. why are there SPCAs all over? because there're too much unwanted pets/animals and these kind people are there to help rehome them, to help them have a second chance.

stray dogs/cats out there, they breed rapidly. i think most of us seen cases like cars ran over these poor animals alive. to neuter/spay them, it can reduce the number of stray cats/dogs out there, reduce cases such as the area government giving out money rewards if they can catch stray dogs. i think sending them to death by euthanasia/tembak-tembak is worse than neutering/spaying them. nowadays, even pure breds are unwanted.

my family made a mistake by listening to the vet's advise to bring back my rott after it reaches 1 year old. my rott got pregnant at 8months old, and she had 5 puppies. we had to give away some of them as the area government only allow a corner lot house with 4dogs. we received letter warnings by the area government that if we dont reduce the amount of dogs in our house, they will have to "take action". luckily a few relatives/friends adopted them, if not, what can we do? send them to the SPCA and wait for them to die? or just dump them at any rubbish site for them to survive themselves?

owning a pet means you have responsibility to ensure that every choice you make is based on the benefits of the pet. it doesnt mean that if you own a hamster, then your responsibility is lighter because its just a small life. why breed your pets when you're unable to pay full responsibilities to all the babies? no time, cant afford, family problems, accidentally "mated"... these excuses all come to mind when they cant get rid of the "unwanted breeds". if you cant bear those responsibilities, dont breed your dog!

*p/s: i'm not pin-pointing anyone. just used to using "you" when writing stuffs. readers can always change the "youS" to "theyS".

hmm.. dat nearly happened to me too. my bro wanted a pair of hammies, and the shop owner told me that he's giving me two males. but in the end we got 2 females = =

well, we humans are special and different from other animals because we're considered more intelligent. we have the power to change something, to protect the other animals [sounds bit familiar, i dunno where i heard this] i guess spaying/neutering is one of the steps that helps strays..