I think the point here
is that we can not compare different species.

True, there may be some overlap in the effects of castra

tion, but one can't assume it's the same for all species.

True. But studies increasingly indicate that the effects do overlap in mammals. The smaller and assumedly ...

I don't know where you're pulling your strawman from, but I've never heard of a person in the spay/neuter crowd who said that it woul

dn't slow metabolism, and reduce aggression.



Oh really? Well, here's a quote for you from http://www.awla.org/spay_neuter_main.html

"My pet will get fat ...

Many animals have little problem whatsoever with being "fixed" and it's frustrating that human males have lethargy and osteoperosis and nasty stuff like that so often.



Um, their _owners_
have little problem whatsoever.

The decline in energy level and osteoperosis are effects of castration ...

The cells involved in the creation of sperm are much more sensitive to oxygen deprivation or other injury than those that create the testosterone, and they do not always regenerate. In other words, it's a lot easier to render yourself infertile, permanently or otherwise, than it is to cause ...