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Michael wrote:
>If the USA Government places a total ban on the docking of dog's tails and >ear cropping, then the rest of the world may follow. Afterall there are 52 >million dogs in the USA which is the biggest number per capita of any >country.
The animal rights activists in the US who push these kind of legislations have figured out they can't bring up a cropping or docking ban on a national level in the US yet. They leave that to the European countries which roll over to comply with the mandates of the European Council and other animal rights agenda organizations. Thus precedents get set, such as corgis being among the over 100 breeds labeled as dangerous in Italy. In the US we see more incremental attempts made. Cropping bans have been attempted at state levels, most recently in CA and VT. CA is basically gone as far as respecting pet owners' rights. But the animal rights activists and agenda is built on increments here - chipping away at owners' rights.
Should there be a total ban of docking in the US, there would be NO reprieve or exemptions made in the context of what Michael mentioned that could occur in NZ. The agenda of the HSUS, PeTA and other animal rights groups is the extinction of domestic animals and the end of all animal use - period.
Debbie
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