Q: We live in an apartment complex where many dogs bark. Some of the tenants want to require the owners of these dogs to have them "debarked." What do you think about this? A: I am against it, and ...

Debarking surgery is quite the controversy in pet news today. Is it inhumane? Do the possible risks outweigh the perceived benefits? These are viable questions to ask when considering debarking ...

(Reuters) - A ruling by an Oregon appeals court upholding an order that a couple muffle their continuously barking dogs through "debarking" surgery stirred outrage among animal rights groups on ...

CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (CBS4) - Dog debarking surgery is being performed at animal hospitals across the country, including Colorado, but at least one veterinarian told CBS4 it is a touchy issue. Castle ...

NEW YORK — Nestle barks when Mike Marder and his wife come home, and he barks when they leave. He barks at the doorbell, and he barks at the new puppy, Truffle. But the only sound Nestle makes is a ...

Debarking surgery is quite the controversy in pet news today. Is it inhumane? Do the possible risks outweigh the perceived benefits? These are viable questions to ask when considering debarking ...

The BC SPCA is urging the College of Veterinarians of British Columbia to enact a ban on dog debarking surgery. The operation, also known as canine devocalization, involves removing a dog’s vocal ...

Massachusetts on Wednesday will become the first state to ban the surgery that devocalizes dogs and cats, which many animal rights advocates see as a cruel and unnecessary procedure. Under the new law ...