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Program on t.v cutting dogs ears off


kittenta

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i saw that program last night and thort it was cruel what some of the things they were doin was not nessary they were doin some of it for a fashion statement then they even de-clawed two kittens becuause they were climbimg her curtains ( poor kittens ) a doc says its like cutting last inch of ur finger thank god its illegal here

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and all of it so not needed! How those poor cats are meant to defend themselves should they go out I don't know. Personally I think the dogs looked better without the cropped ears. As for it being illegal over here, how long do you think that will last?

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What is this? Do you mean cropping the ears of dobermanns etc?

 

There was originally a reason for doing this but I can't see any excuse for it now it's worse than docking a tail by far, the pain these poor puppies have to go through by having their ears rolled and rebandaged time after time.

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kittenta,

 

I think it will stay illegal here. In America, dogs are 'debarked' where their voice boxes are removed. Again, another important part of the dog removed.

 

The Kennel Club has always been to blame for the docking of dogs because certain breeds require a docked tail to be shown. To be fair, this is because a dog is judged on it's capability to carry out the breed purpose and for some breeds, a docked tail is necessary for the job they were originally bred for.

 

However the Kennel Club are now saying that a docked dog won't be allowed to be shown. Only working dogs can be docked (for instance some spaniels are docked to prevent injury when working) but you won't be able to show a docked dog which will cut down drastically on the amount of docking being done, I suspect.

 

As for cropped ears, there's no need for it anymore and I believe it's illegal in this country as is declawing and debarking.

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