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14 years 2 months ago #15879 by Morgana
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black_magnolia wrote:

Wait. They de-claw cats just so they don't ruin the furniture? I thought this was only done if there was a real medical reason for this... We don't have such a practice here in Croatia. I don't know anybody that got his cat de-clawed. I don't know what's worse, de-clawing cats or cutting dogs ears and tails...


They're both horrible ideas, although I think de-clawing is worse. Some people bob horses tails too, especially the heavy work horses, so their tails don't get caught in the harnesses. But then when they're loose in the field, they have no way to swish flies away. Makes more sense just to braid the tails while they're working, then unbraid them again.

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14 years 2 months ago #15891 by black_magnolia
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Morgana wrote:


They're both horrible ideas, although I think de-clawing is worse. Some people bob horses tails too, especially the heavy work horses, so their tails don't get caught in the harnesses. But then when they're loose in the field, they have no way to swish flies away. Makes more sense just to braid the tails while they're working, then unbraid them again.


I forgot about that practice. Such things are just stupid. I also don't see a good reason for de-horning cows. Ok, security, but you won't have problems with a cow if you treat it well. My great grandfather's cows and ox all had their horns and no problems what so ever with them, and the ox had some really mean horns to boot...
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And a Heaven in a Wild Flower,
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14 years 2 months ago #15899 by scootiebee
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I didn't know they de-horned cows. I have only really been on one cattle ranch, and they were all Texas Longhorn cattle (with extremely long horns, some longer than my outstretched arms!)
Nothing to see here, move along folks.

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14 years 2 months ago #15919 by black_magnolia
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scootiebee wrote:

I didn't know they de-horned cows. I have only really been on one cattle ranch, and they were all Texas Longhorn cattle (with extremely long horns, some longer than my outstretched arms!)


Yes, it's a really common practice. They usually do it when the cows are young so they clip the hornes before they grow out.
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14 years 2 months ago #15921 by octoberRust
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Aw, I don't like any practices like declawing or now that I just learned, de-horning. I'm an animal lover, and that's just ridiculous.

Anyways, I have a little maltese puppy named Valkyrie and two siamese fighting fish named Captain Slappy (red/shimmery purple) and Dr. Belisarius Feelgoode (deep blue/shimmery green) :)
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14 years 2 months ago - 14 years 2 months ago #15927 by Envy
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De-horning cows is new to me, though with any animal, there's 'security' risks regardless of horns or fangs etc..

Horses have hooves and can kick pretty damn hard. I don't see people de-hooving them. :blink:
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