{"id":18341,"date":"2022-06-09T21:38:34","date_gmt":"2022-06-09T16:38:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/?p=18341"},"modified":"2022-06-09T21:38:36","modified_gmt":"2022-06-09T16:38:36","slug":"dogs-vocal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2022\/06\/09\/dogs-vocal\/","title":{"rendered":"Cruel lawyer quits after a &#8216;crazy&#8217; suggestion to remove a dog&#8217;s vocal cords."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An unnamed law enforcement official from Graham County, North Carolina, resigned after suggesting that Michael Eddings have his dog Leo&#8217;s vocal cords surgically removed to reduce noise complaints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A lawyer resigned after it was revealed that he advised a man to have his dog&#8217;s vocal cords removed in order to stop noise complaints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Debarking is a contentious surgical procedure that involves removing laryngeal tissue from a dog, and it is prohibited in the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The practice is legal in the United States, but animal welfare experts strongly oppose it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The unnamed assistant district attorney worked for Graham County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mr Eddings strongly opposed the idea, calling it &#8220;crazy&#8221; and &#8220;inhumane&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The procedure necessitates the use of general anaesthesia, which puts the dog at risk of infection, scarring, and difficulty breathing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After their means of expression is removed, the animal may experience emotional problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The suggestion, whether made in jest or seriously, was inappropriate. I am unable to comment further because this is now a personnel matter.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ms Welch confirmed on Tuesday that the lawyer no longer works for the county, though it is unclear whether they were fired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ms Welch stated that she did not &#8220;condone, support, or approve&#8221; of the suggestion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following multiple noise complaints, the proposal was offered as a solution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An unnamed law enforcement official from Graham County, North Carolina, resigned after suggesting that Michael<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[591],"tags":[1365],"class_list":["post-18341","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-dogs-vocal"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.4.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Cruel lawyer quits after a &#039;crazy&#039; 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