As The Oregonian first reported Wednesday, the Oregon Court of Appeals determined that the devocalization operations were necessary since the dogs’ owners had not done enough to quiet their pets from ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A majority of American pet owners say declawing a cat is acceptable but debarking a dog is not. An Associated Press-Petside.com poll shows that 59 percent of American pet owners ...

Animal lovers are, rightly so, up in arms over an Oregon appeals court decision that will require a couple to have their Tibetan mastiffs’ vocal cords severed. Related Articles East Bay support canine ...

LOS ANGELES -- Cats scratch and dogs bark. Is declawing or debarking the answer? Nearly 60 percent of American pet owners, including 55 percent of cat owners, say it is OK to have a cat declawed, but ...

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 outrages many people because it is a surgical procedure often used on show dogs like the ones who compete at Westminster. As the show dogs are being preened and puffed backstage there's one ...

Cats scratch and dogs bark. Is declawing or debarking the answer? Nearly 60 percent of American pet owners, including 55 percent of cat owners, say it is OK to have a cat declawed, but only 8 percent ...