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Originally Posted by BellaDonna  I have seen dogs that had that done and I think it's a horrible thing to do. That would be like me taking your right to speech. I wouldn't do that to an animal. If it was a question of that dog being given away to a home where the barking is tolerated I would give the dog away, but I wouldn't take the voice away. |
Dogs can still bark, just more softly. Dogs also communicate with a great deal of body language. Dogs are neutered and spayed, yet we don't routinely remove the reproduction organs of humans. Dogs and humans are not the same. My right to speech is granted to me under the Constitution; free speech is an inalienable right. However, there are sound ordinances even for human noise levels.