> he lived in a time when stray dogs and cats were considered pests IIRC, Neutering cats and dogs wasn't common until the 1930s, and before then "getting rid o

> he lived in a time when stray dogs and cats were considered pests IIRC, Neutering cats and dogs wasn't common until the 1930s, and before then "getting rid of" the excess offspring was basically mandatory. https://dogtime.com/dog-health/spay-neuter/34567-history-spaying-neutering-pets https://dogtime.com/dog-health/spay-neuter/34567-history-spa...