YAY!

Thats excellent news!

I hate declawing for materialistic reasons but I have seen it done for a rescue cat who got its feet broken for scratching the couch. The *daddy* of this cat caught it and broke each toe to stop it from clawing but it also stopped the cat from walking as well and well .... it was just horrible ... suffice to say the cat was rescued and had to have its claws removed on the front paws simply becauase the breaks healed badly and the claws were growing into the paws and were causing more problems than they were simply worth.

It was sad but the cat went to a really good indoor home. The guy was prosecuted and has got a life ban on him relating to having pets. If he is found with an animal its a 5 year jail term. Personally I reckon he should have his toes broken and healed without medical treatment!

So while I am for declawing for personal reasons being banned it is neccessary in some cases.

As for tail docking my sister's rescue dog had his tailed cropped by its previous master with an axe. Apparently this guy put the 6 week old puppy's tail on a chopping block nad lopped the *offending* piece off with an axe. He later dumped the dog at a nearby school which my sister was attending with the poor thing having a servere bacterial infection from the cheap tail dock. Suffice to say, Monger *that IS his name laughs* is a wonderful dog and has healed beautifully from his trauma - although he won't go near axes. Do you blame him?

What is ear cropping?