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What YOU Can Do To Help Stop Ear Cropping and Tail Docking: Action Items

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Dear

The purpose of this letter is to bring to your attention the plight of so many defenseless dogs being bred and shown in the United States.

Since it is now against the law in so many civilized countries, including England, Austria, South Africa, Australia, and the Scandinavian countries to crop ears on dogs, why does our nation allow continued ear cropping?

Far too many dogs, Schnauzers, Great Danes, Dobermans, Pinschers, Boxers, and others, including some of the rare breeds not yet recognized by the American Kennel Club, are subjected to this cosmetic alternation that permanently mutilates them!

Please give this matter your active consideration.

Sincerely,

Write your legislators to enact strict laws. Here's a sample.

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Dear

In 2004 the State of California defeated a provision in for a ban on canine ear cropping in Senate Bill #1548.

The state of                 should introduce a bill with the followng provision in the original S.B. 1548:

       "SEC II. Section 597.6 is added to the Penal Code, to read:
       597.6 (a) Any person who crops the ears of any dog or procures the cropping of a dog's ears, except for treatment of disease or injury if the dog, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
       (b) For purposes of this action the following definitions apply:
       (1) 'Ear cropping' means surgical alteration of the pinna that is performed for the purpose of manipulating the ears of any dog for cosmetic reasons so that the ears heal pointed.
       (2) 'Disease or injury' means a condition of the dog that impairs normal physiological functioning and does not include prevention of ear infections."

According to Bruce Fogle, DVM: "North America remains the only significant region in the world where ear and tail amputations are still routinely performed" (Guide to Living With A Dog, a Dorling Kindersley Book).

PLEASE consider creating a similar bill so that the USA may eventually ban ear cropping on all American dogs! No dog on planet Earth would sign a consent to have his ears cropped!

Sincerely yours,

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