This is a very controversial topic in the dog world, one that get's people's tempers flaring. I will never support legislation that bans cropping/docking. Owners should have a CHOICE whether they crop/dock their dogs. Docking is done when pups are very young, before the nerves in the tail have adequately formed, so pain is basically nonexistant. With ear crops, pups bounce back very quickly from the procedure. I have seen Dobe pups with their ears taped and posted, and they do not care! They run and play just like any other puppy. They may fuss with the tape initially, but you simply distract them with toys and such, and they soon learn to forget about it.
Did you know that in PA, they tried to pass legislation that banned cropping/docking, required owners to submit proof that their dogs were cropped/docked by a liscensed veterinarian, and those who could not would have seen their dogs taken away and euthanised for simply not having a tail or natural ears! (Luckily this legislation did not pass) Some people DO get dogs from rescue and they have no way of finding out who or where their dog was cropped. And some breeds (like australian shepherds and pembroke welsh corgis) will have puppies in the litter born without tails. Euthanising dogs for not having a tail? Rediculous. I will post the article here a little later.
Cropping/docking legislation is part of the agenda of Animal Rights organizations such as PetA and the HSUS to eliminate pet owner ship. People who believe in Animal Rights believe it is an animal's Right not to be owned! They believe that pets are slaves (yes, even your adorable little pampered putty tats) and that it is wrong to own them. (Although some of them do own pets, but they call them "the friend that has to live with me.")
BSL, Cropping/Docking Legislation, Mandatory Spay/Neuter Legislation and Anti-Tethering Legislation are all chipping away at pet owner's rights one stupid law at a time. Plus it costs the taxpayers a ton of money to try to enforce all this crap.
*steps off soap box*
Did you know that in PA, they tried to pass legislation that banned cropping/docking, required owners to submit proof that their dogs were cropped/docked by a liscensed veterinarian, and those who could not would have seen their dogs taken away and euthanised for simply not having a tail or natural ears! (Luckily this legislation did not pass) Some people DO get dogs from rescue and they have no way of finding out who or where their dog was cropped. And some breeds (like australian shepherds and pembroke welsh corgis) will have puppies in the litter born without tails. Euthanising dogs for not having a tail? Rediculous. I will post the article here a little later.
Cropping/docking legislation is part of the agenda of Animal Rights organizations such as PetA and the HSUS to eliminate pet owner ship. People who believe in Animal Rights believe it is an animal's Right not to be owned! They believe that pets are slaves (yes, even your adorable little pampered putty tats) and that it is wrong to own them. (Although some of them do own pets, but they call them "the friend that has to live with me.")
BSL, Cropping/Docking Legislation, Mandatory Spay/Neuter Legislation and Anti-Tethering Legislation are all chipping away at pet owner's rights one stupid law at a time. Plus it costs the taxpayers a ton of money to try to enforce all this crap.
*steps off soap box*