Summary: In many parts of the world, numbers of dogs and cats exceed the number of available homes and/or the community/environment can sustain. This overview will focus on how reproduction control is an important tool for population control. 

Summary: The WSAVA Reproduction Control guidelines provided an objective review of the benefits and detriments of gonad removal. Removing the gonads for sterilization is still an essential part of reproduction control.  This lecture will focus on the benefits of gonad removal for sterilization. 

Summary: Whilst reproduction control has always centered around gonadectomy, this practice is not without consequences. This talk discusses the complex factors to consider in the decision-making of spaying and neutering companion animals. It highlights both the benefits and potential drawbacks. The need for careful consideration of individual circumstances when making decisions about spaying and neutering will be emphasized.

Summary: Surgical sterilization by hysterectomy (ovary sparing spay) in females and vasectomy in males provides guaranteed sterility without the potential detrimental effects from loss of gonadal hormones. These procedures are appropriate for all general practitioners currently performing traditional surgical sterilization. Technical aspects and nuances of the procedures, as well as early results, will be discussed.

Summary: This talk discusses the complex factors to consider in the decision-making of spaying and neutering companion animals. It highlights both the benefits and potential drawbacks. The need for careful consideration of individual circumstances when making decisions about spaying and neutering will be emphasized.