Ditto.
Trimming cat's claws is not fun but having a method to it, doing it quick and providing treats afterwards is a far better way to deal with it than mutilating its body.
I never understood ear and tail cropping.
I knew someone many years ago who had their dog's vocal cords removed because it barked a lot whenever someone walked down the hallway of the apartment building they lived in. The poor dog was so clearly distressed afterwards.
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Among the regulation's other provisions are bans on euthanasia by inhalation, leashing an animal without a collar, mating animals whose sizes are incompatible and feeding meat to pet pigs.