A couple in Oregon must surgically remove their dogs’ vocal cords in a procedure known as “debarking” after their neighbors complained the incessant noise had disrupted their lives for more than a ...

Debarking surgery is quite the controversy in pet news today. Is it inhumane? Do the possible risks outweigh the perceived benefits? These are viable questions to ask when considering debarking ...

Animal lovers are, rightly so, up in arms over an Oregon appeals court decision that will require a couple to have their Tibetan mastiffs’ vocal cords severed. When planning for emergencies, don’t ...

Grand Rapids -- Lawmakers introduced legislation that would make it a crime for veterinarians to perform debarking procedures to keep animals quieter. It's a new bill introduced by the State House ...

An Oregon appeals court has upheld a trial judge’s order that a couple’s dogs must get debarking surgery to prevent them from disturbing their neighbors. The appeals court ruled on Wednesday in a case ...

(Reuters) - A ruling by an Oregon appeals court upholding an order that a couple muffle their continuously barking dogs through "debarking" surgery stirred outrage among animal rights groups on ...

Debarking is accomplished by way of major invasive surgery at the risk of infection, blood loss, and other complications. After these surgeries, the animals are highly at risk of infection, especially ...

Debarking surgery is quite the controversy in pet news today. Is it inhumane? Do the possible risks outweigh the perceived benefits? These are viable questions to ask when considering debarking ...

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