Posts with tag debarking dogs

Pet owners and animal rights activists are excited about a proposed California bill. Assemblyman Pedro Nava (D- Santa Barbara), a candidate for state attorney general, introduced legislation that would ban landlords from requiring that tenants' cats are declawed or their dogs are de-barked. Who except the least... Continue Reading »

Like chainsmokers and serial renovators, noisy dogs make bad neighbors. Citronella collars and extra training are the traditional measures of last resort. But is debarking surgery staging a comeback? This morning's New York Times has a front page story about an Upper East Side family that surgically debarked their... Continue Reading »