Sentences with word «devocalization»
Assembly Bill 2743 (AB 2743) would have imposed a civil fine of $ 2500 for each instance of declawing or devocalization as a result of a landlord - tenant agreement.
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Banfield Pet Hospital, which has over 730 hospitals in the United States, officially banned devocalization last July calling it an â $ œunnecessary cosmetic procedure.â $
The American Animal Hospital Association and the American Veterinary Medical Association have recommended that canine devocalization only be performed by a licensed veterinarian as a final alternative after all behavior modification efforts to correct excessive barking have failed.
Proponents of devocalization see it as a last resort to either giving up their companions, or being evicted from their homes.
Even giving up the pet to someone more capable of taking care of the dog, whether it be a fire station in need of a Dalmatian, or a farm owner in need of a loud hunting / herding dog, would be a far better choice than the emotional, mental, and physical strain put on pets by devocalization.
«Devocalization needs to stop, but we have to approach it through education,» said Klein, who has trained nearly 7,500 dogs over the past 23 years.
Last July, Massachusetts became the first state to ban elective devocalization surgeries for cats or dogs.
A bill in both the Assembly and Senate would prohibit the practice of «devocalization» of both dogs and cats — a process that involves removing an animal's vocal cords.
This bill will outlaw «convenience» devocalization and restrict the invasive surgery for cases where it is medically necessary to treat or relieve an illness or injury.
The devocalization of animals is an invasive procedure that involves the surgical removal of a dog or cat's vocal cords.
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Declawing and devocalization are complex surgeries that can have severe complications for animals, and emotional and financial consequences for pet owners.
All adopters agree that the Adopted Animal will not be subjected to any cosmetic surgery, including, but not limited to, ear cropping and tail docking; will not be subjected to declawing or devocalization.
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Devocalization, also known as debarking or bark softening, is an invasive surgical procedure called a ventriculocordectomy.
Devocalization has been linked to destructive behavior, increased physical and emotional stress, and increased risk of threats to physical safety to the animal and others due to a dog's inability to communicate.
devocalization is just unnecessary painful surgery to perform on the dog.
Devocalization can also lead to behavioral problems, which is probably the cause of excessive barking in the first place.
Filed Under: 2012 Show Archive, Animal Ethics, Birds, Companion animals, General Information, Hunting, Law, Legal Tagged With: devocalization, pigeon shoots, Law
â $ œ (Devocalization) does not appear to have a high efficacy rate since many patients have the procedure performed more than once, either to try to obtain more definitive vocal results or to correct unintentional consequences of their previous surgeries, â $ according to the Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association (HSVMA).
This procedure is sometimes referred to as devocalization but it does not remove the dogâ $ ™ s voice.
Debarking or devocalization is a surgery performed under full anesthesia that removes all or part of a dog's vocal cords.