🐾 Ontario Is (Finally) Considering a Ban on Cosmetic Pet Surgeries

Ontario is considering banning cosmetic pet surgeries – declawing cats, ear cropping dogs, debarking dogs.
Good. About time. Still late. But good.

Let’s drop the euphemisms right now.

✂️ Declawing Is Amputation, Not Grooming

Declawing isn’t a “nail trim.”
It’s the amputation of the last bone of each toe.

Imagine losing your fingers at the knuckle. Now imagine walking on that for life.

Common outcomes:

Chronic pain 🦴
Arthritis 🧓
Litter box avoidance 🚫
Increased biting 😬

If this were done to a human – it would be unthinkable. The only reason it’s normalized is because cats can’t sue.

👂 Ear Cropping & Tail Docking: Vanity With Scars

These procedures don’t improve health.
They improve aesthetics.

“Tough” look 🐕‍🦺
“Breed standard” 📜
“Tradition” 🏺

History is not a moral defense. It never has been.
Slavery was tradition too.

🔇 Debarking: When Humans Refuse to Adapt

Debarking damages or removes a dog’s vocal cords – not because the dog is sick, but because humans don’t want to hear them.

Instead of:

Training 🧠
Choosing the right breed 🏡
Accepting that dogs bark 🐶

We silence the animal.

That’s not ownership. That’s domination.

🌍 The Rest of the World Already Moved On

Large parts of Europe banned these practices years ago.
Veterinary associations oppose them.
Ethics moved forward.

Ontario isn’t being bold.
Ontario is catching up.

🛋️ Pets Are Not Accessories

Animals are not:

Furniture protectors 🛋️
Noise-control devices 🔕
Fashion statements 👗

If you want a pet, you accept:

Their instincts
Their voices
Their bodies as they are

If that’s too much – don’t get one.

⚖️ Call It What It Is

This isn’t radical.
This isn’t ideological.
This is basic ethics.

Non-therapeutic harm to animals for human convenience is unacceptable.

Ontario should stop “considering” and start legislating.

Animals have already paid the price.

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