Debarking

Debarking, or devocalization, is a controversial surgical procedure, similar to a laryngectomy, applied to dogs to permanently stop them from barking. Debarking reduces the volume and pitch of a dog\'s bark making it sound more as if the dog is hoarse or whispering. This is done in response to problematic amounts of barking. Up to 35% of dog owners report problems with barking, which can cause disputes and legal problems [1]. Dog Barking is something reported as unpleasant http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/noise/pdf/barkingdog.pdf http://www.ehsni.gov.uk/noisebarkingdogs.pdf.pdfhttp://www.stopthebarking.com/ and has been blamed for people losing their sanity and poisoning their neighbor\'s barking dogs. http://www.cyprus-mail.com/news/main.php?id=37602&cat_id=1 http://www.azcentral.com/community/chandler/articles/0213cr-dogspoisoned.html http://www.barkingdogs.net/newsmdhagerstown.shtml http://www.wayodd.com/fed-up-of-barking-woman-tries-to-poison-neighbors-dog/v/6090/ http://www.gazette.net/stories/013008/germnew201147_32364.shtml http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2007/10/09/news/doc470bc6f71d88a690132974.txt http://www.japantoday.com/jp/news/424407 http://www.wgrz.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=43764 http://www.barkingdogs.net/newscasanjose.shtml http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/108844

Ethics

Animal rights organisations have strongly opposed debarking. Those who have the procedure done claim their dogs are non-responsive to other therapies. The procedure is illegal in the UK.^{[citation needed]}

References

• Landsberg, Gary: Declawing and Debarking: What are the Alternatives?.
• http://www.dogpatch.org/sheltie/barking.html

See also

• Bark (dog)

External links

• National Animal Interest Alliance: Debarking Myths and Facts

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