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Originally Posted by kewtee We can all agree that it is cruel, but it really is a cultural thing.
Because I would NEVER cut a dogs tail off - it is insane and cruel. But in the states it is very common.
In the old rome older men taught boys about sex and today that would be pedofilia and strictly forbidden.
So removing your dogs vocal cords is a cultural thing. I would never do it, but if it is a precedure that is with minimal risk to the dog I can see why people would do it. We spay our dogs even though it is not needed - because it is too annoying to deal with heat. It is in no way different from removing vocal cords or tails! |
Cutting a dogs vocal cords has nothing to do with CULTURE in the US, but to eliminate the SOUND of barking. It is a cruel practice because a doggies bark is its ONLY warning that it is in danger and needs help.
Our doggies are spayed when they won't be bred to eliminate the risk of cancer and tumors in later life as well as unwanted pregnancies. That decision is a responsible health decision and has nothing at all to do with heat being annoying to the owners.
What is a cultural practice in one country does not make the same practice a cultural one in another.