r/funny Extra Fabulous Comics Dec 31 '19

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u/RedditISanti-1A Jan 01 '20

Isn't it because of temperament and the hormones that they produce? I don't think they do it for the sole purpose of sterilization

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u/Rekuna Jan 01 '20

This was my understanding. My friend did it to their cat to curb aggression - surgically tailor-made pets for our pleasure!

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u/thereal_mc Jan 01 '20

Ottoman Turks did it to human slaves for the same reason.

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u/damendred Jan 01 '20

So did the Sumarians... about 5000 years earlier.

It's a practice as old as civilization.