Eight million homeless animals in the United States are estimated to be euthanized as a means of population control (humanesociety.org). Not only are sick or elderly animals subject to these human deaths, but also young, healthy animals that deserved a good home. Many veterinarians tell their clients to have their furry companions neutered, due to this overpopulation. However, people use inadequate excuses such as breeding to leave their mate intact. Therefore, dogs and other animals should be neutered or spayed due to the fact that there are too many pets in the United States and neutering and spaying reduce many known health risks in animals. The population of New York City is almost equal to the number of homeless animals in the entire United States. The number varies from state to state, as specified by The Humane Society: “…in some states there are up to 300,000 homeless animals euthanized in animal shelters each year…nationally, more than 2.7 million dogs and Healthy, adoptable cats are euthanized in shelters annually." (humanesociety.org). Homeless, intact animals have offspring, and the offspring are captured by Animal Control. The animals are then placed in shelters and usually euthanized. Both Oxford Pets and the Humane Society have analyzed the number of animals, usually dogs and cats, that are euthanized: approximately 10,000 per day (humanesociety.com), or approximately one every eleven seconds (oxfordpets.com). Although shelters do not exist -kill, they become extremely crowded, very quickly if people simply neutered their pets, these excessive but necessary deaths would not occur and their companions would be significantly healthier. While some may not want to undergo simple surgery for their companion, there are several health benefits to neutering and... ... middle of paper ... it's like breeding to profit from not neutering animals, the Homeless pet population is already too large. All in all, neutering should be done to protect both present and future generations of all pets. Works CitedDiBlasio, Natalie. "Does Where You Live Affect Your Pet's Longevity?"USAToday.com. Gannett Co., Inc., May 7, 2013. Web. Nov. 14, 2013. “How Will Neutering Change My Dog?” ASPCA.org. American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, 2013. Web. November 14, 2013. “Pet Overpopulation.” HumaneSociety.org. The Humane Society of the United States, September 4, 2013. Web. November 2013. “The United States and the Numbers.” OxfordPets.com. Oxford-Lafayette Humane Society. Web.November 2013. “Why You Should Spay/Neuter Your Pet.” HumaneSociety.org. The Humane Society of America, May 10, 2013. Web. November 14 2013.