Reply To: Halachic question regarding bal tashchis and tza’ar baalei chayim

Use common sense. There are ways of neutering animals that are painless and do not create any inyan of tsar ba’alei chayim. Where such actions serve the interests of both the animals and the human population, it would seem a no-brainer. Imposing harm on an animal for no purpose other than some sick psychic satisfaction to a person is obviously assur per Halacha and most likely a violation of state and local criminal animal cruelty laws.