I own one rescue mutt. However, based on well documented scientific findings presented by both Laura Sanborn (Long-Term Health Risks and Benefits Associated with Spay / Neuter in Dogs) and by Parvene Farhoody & M. Christine Zink (Behavioral and Physical Effects of Spaying and Neutering Domestic Dogs), as a responsible dog parent (just say NO), I have no interest in ever adopting another that has been sterilized. Give me intact dogs. Make me pay a big ($1,000 big enough for you?) deposit which gets refunded if I don't make puppies without a litter permit. But don't damage my dogs just because some people can't operate a leash or a fence. Down with CAPA