There are simply millions more dogs then there are people who want them. We do have laws for people mistreat animals and they are are enforced when they are caught. Hearing about the way some people treat their animals it bothers but to be honest how some people treat their kids bothers me a lot more.

I think one thing we could do it stop neutering male dogs and give them vasectomies instead. That would have a real impact on the population since they would still be competing for females. Neutering males is not about population control it is about behavior modification and confusing the two really does nothing to correct the problem.