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This is more AR crap, that is all that it is. I have seen a litter of rottweilers docked. The person doing it wasn't a vet. She came to the breeder's house on the evening of the second day. She made sure that the puppies were full of milk and sleepy. She did the dock so quickly the pups truely didn't know what had happened to them. All the pups did was yawn and stretch before being placed back with their mother. Mom was fine with it all being done a few feet away from her. No stress and no trauma.
I have talked to a few vets, my own included about docking rottweiler puppies. My own vet said that she would do tails, but that I would not like them because she has never been comfortable about doing them as close as is required. Another vet said that she doesn't feel comfortable about doing tails. A third vet said that she needs a couple of assistants to hold the puppies and doesn't allow the mother to leave the car due to the stress and trauma.
It seems to me that the vets/inexperience are the cause of the stress and trauma, not the actual procedure. Puppies are born immature. Their nervous system is not fully developed. When I breed my first litter, I will not take them to the vet for docking. I will call in this experienced person to do it. If this law passes before that happens, I guess I can never even do a road trip through PA because I will not have proof of a vet done procedure.
I don't think I should ever have to prove that I am not cruel to my dogs. How can I prove a negative? That is what this law is, putting the burend of proof of a negative on the individual and not on the state. That is like the question, "Mr. Jones, when did you stop beating your wife?" Questions like those are not allowed in a court of law in this country.
There is also a federal law that requires states to recognize/accept laws in other states. That is how a couple that are married in one start are still married in another state. The same goes for driver's license. My CA driver's license is valid in other states.
If PA wants to outlaw tail docking by non vets, they can. But they can't fine me for driving through their state with my dogs unless they have a witness willing to testify in court and have a warrant to that effect that they saw a non vet dock my dog INSIDE PA borders.
This law is afront and insult to every American and should not be tolarated by anyone as a "good" thing. Anyone who thinks so, should move to China or Singapore. Once this is accepted, it is a very small step to complete government control of our lives. The amount of laws that are being supported already in the name of Home Security is infuriating.