I just don't accept that there's no pain with docking or cropping. I think that's a comforting thought for humans.
People used to believe that circumcision didn't hurt either. Recent studies have shown that new borns actually DO feel pain during that procedure -- even if they don't cry or cry very little.
Pain must also be felt by these animals - even if the newborn pup does not give the pain reaction that we expect to see.
I personally do not believe that the start to any living thing's life should be a reaction to PAIN.
BTW: I think the tail was originally docked during the Industrial Revolution when the Yorkie was used particulary by the looming industry to get the rats. Tail was caught in spinning machinery and was pulled off. Yorkies are no longer used for that purpose.
Also, I find it difficult to believe that Yorkies with tails suffer greater injury for having their tails. Many small breeds and other small animals survive without injury with their tails. Most likely, same is true for the yorkie. |