Dog Breeder Caught ‘Debarking’ 10 Puppies And 5 Dogs By Repeatedly Shoving A Pipe Down Their Throats
Pennsylvania SPCA/FacebookTwo doberman puppies that were rescued by the Pennsylvania SPCA from a breeder that had been performing unlawful debarking procedures.
A dog breeder in Lancaster County, Pa. had 15 dogs taken from him this year because he’d performed an illegal debarking procedure on them. Debarking is an extremely cruel method of rendering a dog mute, in this case by shoving a pipe-like object down its throat and damaging its vocal chords until they are totally unusable.
The Pennsylvania SPCA (PSPCA) received a tip that an adult female Siberian husky belonging to the unlicensed breeder had allegedly been debarked, which led to the man’s arrest.
PSPCA responded to the tip and arrived at the man’s property only to discover that more dogs had been debarked as well. A total of 15 dogs were rescued by the organization: five adult dogs, and 10 puppies. One of the adult dogs, a German Shepard, was also reportedly pregnant.
A statement released by PSPCA explains that “Pennsylvania prohibits devocalization, also known as debarking, of any dog for any reason unless the procedure is performed by a licensed veterinarian using anesthesia.”
In this case, the PSPCA reports having filed charges against the breeder with the court case currently pending.
As for the rescued dogs, they have since received medical care and with the exception of one adult husky, have all been adopted.
