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ANTI-DEVOCALIZATION LEGISLATION
As ISAR's supporters
know, one of our major programs is STOP DEVOCALIZATION NOW.
New York activists have
once again tried to stop the barbaric, almost always unjustifiable medical
procedure.
They need all the help
they can get, especially in the face of predictable opposition by the American
Kennel Club.
The relevant public
information follows..........
Wed, Jan 29th 2014 10:55 pm
Assemblyman John Ceretto co-sponsored and
passed legislation to ban "convenience" animal devocalization in New York. The
procedure poses significant and unnecessary health risks to healthy animals and
is done simply to silence more boisterous animals. Ceretto considers this an
inhumane procedure to perform on a healthy animal.
"I was happy to help sponsor and pass this
humane legislation for our four-legged friends," he said. "Removing the vocal chords
of a loud animal is an extreme, Byzantine solution that should not be allowed in
New York.
We love our dogs like family, and there are
better solutions to stop dogs from barking, such as professional training. We
don't remove our kids' vocal chords when they start talking back, and we
shouldn't devocalize animals that bark too much."
Exceptions are made for situations where the
procedure is necessary for treatment of an illness, disease or
injury.
The legislation will now be sent to the
Senate and, if passed, it will then go to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's desk to be signed
into law.
No surprise that the AKC promptly
informed its supporters to lobby the New York Senate to kill the bill or vote it
down.
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