[Chip's Mom]

Peggy - From some of the comments you have made recently, I understand that you have had a bad time of it lately and I hope everything is ok now. I am not going to keep commenting on this debarking discussion any more because your point of view and mine are completely different. You have missed the point everytime I have posted so there is no reason to continue trying to explain. It is just another area in the world of dogs that we disagree. I will say that comparing a person who has had cancer of the throat or vocal cords to a dog that is debarked so that a person can keep double digit animals in their possession is callous in my humble opinion. I have seen people who have had this procedure done due to cancer and it does take a toll on them. Some people have to use a special device in order to communicate and that is double sad. I am sure your friend had quality of life but if you had ever asked him if he wished that he could talk like a normal person or if he hadn't had cancer and could reverse the surgery, he would have commented yes. We can't compare apples and oranges here and the ends don't justify the means unless every alternative has been tried and failed and a person has no other options left other then rehoming their pet, then yes I would agree to the debarking procedure but this again is just my opinion.