Many dog owners have their pets spayed or neutered to help control the pet population, but new research from the University of Georgia suggests the procedure could add to the length of their lives and alter the risk of specific causes of death. Looking at a sample of 40,139 death records from the Veterinary Medical Database from 1984-2004, researchers determined the average age at death for intact dogs - dogs that had not been spayed or neutered - was 7.9 years versus 9.4 years for sterilized dogs. The results of the study were published in PLOS ONE...
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