Littletown
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I spent a couple of hours going through the complete ordinance last night. It is not good for us.
Cropping & docking of ears and tails "shall be considered mutilation or cruelty", unless it is performed by a registered veterinary surgeon while the dog is under anesthesia.
No vet is going to perform tail docking on a 3 day old tiny puppy, because the use of anesthesia on such a young pup is too dangerous.
Mutilation and animal cruelty are now considered a felony.
The people behind this ordinance have clearly stated that they want to have this ordinance spread throughout the state of Michigan, and I have no doubt that they will push this, and push it hard. These are the same people who were involved in all of the breeder raids and kennel shut-downs several years ago, and they have also been instrumental in shutting down most of the pet stores in the Detroit metro area.
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