Mating with my blankets

Trosa

I have a male cat, approximately 7 or 8 months.. Not completely sure as I found him. He got to the humping stage as I call it, which he just wants to try to mate with my blankets lol and I know taking him to the vet and getting him neutered is the solution but I kind of feel bad doing it.. Thoughts on this? Should I just take him to the vet? Or something else?