[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Fwd: Dock and Crop Ban..Long.
- From: "EDEN HALL" <GSDHALLMARK@xxxxxxx>
- To: <Santanagsd1954@xxxxxx>, <Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 13 May 2006 20:45:23 -0700
Barb you are so right! Do we love dogs or not? People are showing the same
breeds in England without ear croping. If you love boxers do you think they are
less if they have hanging ears.
Jim
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> I really wasn't going to get into this, but I am all for it... I believe
> anyone who has bred and exhibited Breeds that require Ear Crops and /or
Tail
> Docking in order to be competitive in the Show Ring will have to admit that
the
> poor babies suffer a lot from the ear-crops in particular.
> Please remember that tail-Docking is a fancy term for AMPUTATION... which
is
> also very painful and the rubber band method can lead to Gangrene and all
> sorts of painful infections in some unlucky pups..
>
> One does not simply Crop and Dock!!! This is not nearly so 'benign' as it
> sounds.. Just for starters, the pups that are to be cropped and/or docked
must
> be put under anesthesia so they remain absolutely still so the surgeon can
> deftly remove the outer part of the ear..and carve an artisitcally designed
ear
> to fit the shape and size of the head...Much like a Plastic Surgeon at
> work...... some pups have quite large ears and they require a lot of the
ear to be
> removed... then the ear is sewn up... with little stitches... Now!!! IF the
> pup survives the anesthesia and some do not....THEN the happy pain free
pups
> we took into the vet for SURGERY...are taken home groggy, confused and wake
> up in pain... They must all be separated at this point, if an entire litter
is
> done, to keep them from chewing on each other's ears, or doing' damage' as
> it is referred to..."You cannot let them do damage to each other!!' What
this
> means is that you dare not let them together to chew and tear at each
other's
> dreadfully painful ears...That might ruin the 'cut'...and the artistic work
> involved..So they enter into a lonely world devoid of company and playing,
> which is a natural state for puppies...Some just cry and some whimper
sitting
> alone and in pain...
> But we haven't even started on them yet!!!!!!!! OH NO!!!!! We must every
day
> ' manually stretch those little ears while they cry and sometimes scream
and
> try to get away, because we cannot let those stitches contract and cause
> little crimps and imperfections while healing..PLUS, we are constantly
> medicating and cleaning those little ears to keep infection from sitting
in...This is
> just a small little 'dark' clue as to what really goes on , all for the
sake
> of making them 'Ring Ready!!!' Needless to say, I absolutely could not stay
> involved after my first experiences and walked away....
>
> Do not forget, please..The tail is simply the 'CONTINUATION OF THE
SPINE!!!"
> so it requires AMPUTATION to dock those "Dear little tails" that can never
> wag again, nor serve as rudders to balance them when they are full out
running
> and turn quickly..
> Some Breeds who are born naturally' docked'..for lack of a better term, are
> rare and even then one now and then can creep into the genetic morass and
> flaunt a long tail..Horrors!!! That must immediately be amputated!!!
> Or we cannot show the little fellow or girl int he RING!!!!!! As if that
was
> their only resaon for living!!!
>
> This 'FIGHT' HAS BEEN A LONG ONE.....Those of us who do not see a need for
> any animal to be cropped and docked and/or surgically corrected to make
them
> closer to the human's Breed ideal, are finally able to take a deep breath
of
> relief and say
> "Thank YOU" to anyone who has fought this battle and for whatever purpose
> they fought it... because it will result in a much better pain=free future
for
> many of these heretofor Cropped and Docked Breeds...Much as the Chinese
girls
> were finally free from the pain of having their Feet Bound, simply to
please
> the eye of those who thought of it as Beautiful..."Beauty Being in the Eye
> of the Beholder' can be a VERY Dangerous Thing...for those hapless victims
> whose parts it is imposed upon, for one purpose and one purpose only , to
> Satisfy " THEIR IDEALIZED BEAUTY.'.. In my opinion, A Dog is a Dog, and
they should
> be allowed to enjoy that Freedom, without the penalty of having to conform
> to Our Idealized and Fake and PAINFUL Surgical Corrections to make them
adhere
> to our PETTY Personal Standards of Beauty .
> They are already beautiful, all on their own, just like they come out of
> their Dam's... .JMO Barb Williams.
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