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Originally Posted by luvlee  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. |
Love this. I feel the same way. Until one of us is an actual yorkie pup who gets its tail amputated, claw pulled out or whatnot and comes back to tell us that an amputation is painless....I won't be making any assumptions that there is no pain. Or, more specifically, I'd rather err on the side that pain *is* possible, rather than err on the side of assuming there is no pain.
Btw, you mentioned circumcision. In nursing school during my Peds round, I witnessed probably about 7 circumcisions - I saw prob about 3 different methods used by different docs. And in all 7 of those - the baby screamed/cried...not a "I'm hungry" cry - it was an agonizing cry to witness, and I've never forgotten any of those babies. It certainly didn't appear painless to me. I'm not saying I'm against circumcision, but it's another one of those things that people are told "it's not painful".
If it's benign and painless and blah, maybe a breeder could share a video of a litter being docked to put people's minds at ease.
I wonder too if there is actual data that says tail injuries are increased in countries where it's banned...I mean, is there really actual data on tail injury incidence and prevalence?