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Dogs => Caring For Your Dog => Medical Issues => Topic started by: DeeDee on March 02, 2018, 03:05:39 PM

Title: The Barbaric Procedure Your Dog Should Never Have to Endure
Post by: DeeDee on March 02, 2018, 03:05:39 PM
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The New York State Assembly recently approved legislation that would outlaw “convenience” devocalization (“debarking”) procedures on dogs and cats. The bill would make such procedures a class B misdemeanor, and impose jail time or fines on violators

Only three other US states, Massachusetts, Maryland, and New Jersey, have passed similar laws

Devocalization is a surgery that involves cutting or removing an animal’s vocal cords. It is done primarily on dogs, and can cause irreversible health problems, including chronic coughing, gagging, and breathing difficulties

Excessive vocalization can be effectively managed by addressing the root cause and making appropriate environmental and lifestyle changes

Read more at: https://healthypets.mercola.com/sites/healthypets/archive/2015/07/02/dogs-cats-convenience-devocalization.aspx
Title: Re: The Barbaric Procedure Your Dog Should Never Have to Endure
Post by: Middle Child on March 02, 2018, 04:00:37 PM
It really is disgusting, the things vets will do for money. I hope it passes the senate too.

And I hope our Declaw bill gets through this year, too.
Title: Re: The Barbaric Procedure Your Dog Should Never Have to Endure
Post by: Lola on March 02, 2018, 09:48:18 PM
I just can't imagine...