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Originally Posted by gemy 
Anyhow just my thoughts. I think that a consistent point of view, if your point of view is to avoid pain based on human predilections, then ban crop dock dew claw removal and spaying and neutering. |
No, that is not my point of view of all. Removal of dew claws, spaying, and neutering ALL have proven benefits that outweigh the pain (perceived or otherwise) to the animal. If 3 out of 4 research articles that mention tail docking at all (do a Google Scholar on canine tail docking) claim that the preponderance of evidence shows that tail docking is unnecessary and unethical, then that's the kind of information that forms my opinion. I've said what I have to say about this, presented research articles, and provided links. I do respect you all, and I agree with you on many other issues, but I agree to disagree on this one issue.