cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/58432388
also ear cropping
Ontario could ban declawing cats, debarking dogs under new regulations | CBC News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-cat-declawing-ban-9.7039826
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-cat-declawing-ban-9.7039826
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/58432388
also ear cropping
25 Comments
HotDog7@feddit.online · 22 pts · 210d
Why would you ever want to debark your dog? Holy shit what the fuck man. Rare Doug Ford W.
BCsven@lemmy.ca · 10 pts · 210d
Its popular in some Asian countries also, where they want the dog to look good but not be loud.
Our dog was a rescue from Korea and first 2-3 months she never made a single noise, so we were worried she'd had it done ( per vets info on debarking in Asia).
Thankfully she was just unsure of her new home and now barks at me when its time to go outside, or when she's hungry. But we've been training her to come "talk" to us first, before resorting to barking. And its working.
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 209d
The same Doug Ford that brought back penned hunting for dogs? That Doug Ford can fuck off.
HotDog7@feddit.online · 3 pts · 209d
Doug Ford's the type of guy who takes one step forward, and two steps back.
DerisionConsulting@lemmy.ca · 17 pts · 210d
Alberta banned declawing cats before Ontario did.
I didn't expect that
NotSteve_@piefed.ca · 12 pts · 210d
What the hell, I thought this was already banned
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 205d
Most vets won't do it. But some vets love money.
Doubleohdonut@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 210d
The photo in the article looks like 2026's update to the overly attached girlfriend meme
Edit: overly attached veterinarian. I'll get there lol
leftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 210d
I know declawing is brutally mutilating cats' toes in order to cause them chronic pain and mobility issues for the cruel enjoyment of the sadistic bastards who do it, but can someone please explain to me what in the name of fuck is “debarking”..‽
snooggums@piefed.world · 8 pts · 210d
Mutilating dog throats so they can't make barking noises.
leftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 210d
Can they even eat and drink properly after that?
Drusas@fedia.io · 3 pts · 209d
Yes, but they have a very sad, raspy sound for a bark. I've read that it can cause anxiety in the dog (you don't say, right?).
snooggums@piefed.world · 2 pts · 210d
No idea, I am only aware of what it is and how it is done. Haven't met a dog who had their bark removed.
CanadianCorhen@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 209d
I want to downvote you, just because that is so effing nasty that i cant imagine upvoting it...
GreenBeanMachine@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 210d
MrQuallzin@lemmy.world · 23 pts · 210d
There's never a valid reason to declaw a cat. It's removing the last joint of each toe and is animal cruelty.
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 209d
The problem is vets don't explain it to owners, because they just want the $.
MrQuallzin@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 209d
You've got shit vets then
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 205d
And we have shit doctors who just want to make cash.
jerkface@lemmy.ca · -3 pts · 209d
Keeping a pig in a cage so small she cannot even roll over is animal cruelty.
Raping a cow every year of her life and stealing her child from her while she bellows and cries actual tears is animal cruelty.
Keeping billions of chickens in darkness, choking on ammonia fumes, bred such that they cannot even support their own weight without injury is animal cruelty.
You are surrounded by a tsunami of animal cruelty. The abuses we visit upon our pets for our convenience and enjoyment does not even move the needle.
All the animals we create are entitled to the exact same unconditional love and protection as our own children. The experiences of animals are real and matter. Their suffering is identical in nature to your own. It harms us when we take pleasure in cruelty and violence. Go vegan.
commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 209d
no one does that
commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 209d
most people don't do that.
MrQuallzin@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 209d
Okay PETA
Dasus@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 209d
There's no good evidence of any other animal aside from us actually crying with tears. Can animals tear up a little during heightened emotions? Sure. And yeah, I understand some animals do have emotions, they're just not exactly the same as us. Doesn't mean they're worthless.
So I'm not saying the cows aren't distressed, but they aren't crying tears like sobbing children.
commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 0 pts · 209d
a claim made without evidence can be dismissed without evidence.
Senal@programming.dev · 19 pts · 210d
if you are worried about those things to the point where cutting off the toes of pets for convenience is a consideration , you should not get the pet (or re-home it if you already have it).
Incidentally cats can be trained, it's not the same as dog training but it does exist in some forms.