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[โ€“] venoft@lemmy.world 46 points 7 months ago (2 children)

This reminds me of a text I read on a veterinarian website the other day, "Sterilizing your cat is good for them because then they don't have to go through heat all the time." I imagined this text on a hospitals website and the shitstorm it would bring.

[โ€“] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 12 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

It gets far worse when you talk about euthanasia, especially if part of the reason is economic.

[โ€“] Cysioland@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Poland be like:

Sterilization for female cats (non-consensual): :)
Sterilization for people with uteruses (consensual): :(