also ear cropping

    • gustofwind@lemmy.worldEnglish
      42·
      2 months ago

      I’m not going to look it up because I can already imagine and I don’t want actual knowledge of whatever the truth really is

    • Yawweee877h444@lemmy.world
      32·
      2 months ago

      Seen it directly, on a small shih tzu type dog.

      They still bark, just no noise, not even like a cough. You can just hear the sound of air forcing out. Kinda like their vocal chords are removed. I don’t know the actual procedure.

      Very strange when you hear it. Seems very cruel too.

    • anon6789@lemmy.world
      28·
      2 months ago
      Hidden out of respect for those that don't want to know

      It removes some of the tissue from the vocal cords.

      They can still bark, or at least the one dog I’ve met that had it done to it could, it just sounded more like a cough than a bark.

      It’s often looked down on as unnecessary surgery, as it does nothing to address why the dog was barking to begin with. There are some groups that support it, as it can be looked at as something that can allow the dog to be out in public without being considered a nuisance or as a procedure that can prevent the dog from being put down.

    • altphoto@lemmy.today
      6·
      2 months ago

      One day a dog will start making inappropriate dog sign language statements… Stumpy dogs! You remove the paws humanely and replace them with all sorts of cute accessories! Like those that look like he’s wearing shoes? The jumping hook made of stainless and Kevlar interwoven in gold leaf.

      Plus don’t forget the unsmelling.

    • seathru@quokk.auEnglish
      27·
      2 months ago

      plus ear clipping. Not like marking trap and releases, but “I want my doggo to have pointy ears!”

      • prettybunnys@piefed.socialEnglish
        15·
        2 months ago

        Ok, but let’s explicitly allow human ear clipping … so we can have pointy elf ears.

          • stephen01king@piefed.zipEnglish
            3·
            2 months ago

            Then why is circumcision not allowed? Is it ecause they’re mostly done to kids?

            • dingus@lemmy.worldEnglish
              14·
              2 months ago

              Pretty sure most people are only against circumcision for infants who do not consent. No one is talking about those with a medical need.

              I get surgically removed foreskins every day at my work, but they are elective procedures by those who can consent for a relatively “common” condition called phimosis.

            • T00l_shed@lemmy.world
              5·
              2 months ago

              Imo circumcision should not be allowed for anything but medical necessity, unless you are age of majority and decide to have the procedure

        • seathru@quokk.auEnglish
          7·
          2 months ago

          Oh, I would never get in the way of that! I think the cutoff should be when the entity getting their ears clipped can/can’t give explicit consent.

  • Kairos@lemmy.today
    33·
    2 months ago

    I understand how you take the claw out of a cat but how do you take the bark out of a dog?

    • [deleted]@piefed.worldEnglish
      20·
      2 months ago

      You remove the thing that does the thing.

      Barking is like talking, it uses some parts in the throat to make the noise the way you want.

      • Andonyx@lemmy.world
        16·
        2 months ago

        I’m literally scratching my dog’s ears as I read this and I’m boiling with rage. I’ve never heard of such a thing. 😡

        • 0x0@lemmy.zip
          6·
          2 months ago

          You need to remove the panel under the fur and toggle the mute button.

  • 0x0@lemmy.zip
    9·
    2 months ago

    Can you debark politicians?
    Asking for a friend.

    • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.caEnglish
      2·
      2 months ago

      Vets are like any other doctor. They take an oath that starts, “first, make sure the patient is billed…”

  • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.caEnglish
    3·
    2 months ago

    Okay, fucking finally, but this is the same Premiere that opened up licences for penned dog hunting in Ontario. He’s still a fat MAGA fuck.

  • RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world
    2·
    2 months ago

    Could have the unintended consequence of more abandoned, euthanized, or animals put in a shelter.