enough, I just found a yellowed article from the now defunct Cleveland Press
which featured a pet column by Max Riddle. Probably written in the 70's or 80's,
the article addressed the need to spay or "castrate" our pets. Yes, "castrating"
sounds like an "ouch" word, so I'm glad it has been surplanted with the word
"neutering" in reference to signifying the removal of the male dog or cat
reproductive organs.
A sad note too regarding these earlier times of the 40's. The little dog who lived
across the street from us was hit by a car. What was the solution? A policeman
was called and he came on his motorcycle. I watched in amazement and horror to
see him take out his revolver and shoot the little dog in the head. Another reminder
that we had far to go re how our best friends should be treated, though I believe he
just wanted to put the suffering dog out of his misery. Today, thank goodness, we
have animal hospitals usually within easy reach, but sometimes the end results are
the same though lethal injections are kinder than a revolver.
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