My name is Meaghan Thomas and I live in Wilmington, North Carolina. I have recently adopted an adorable 7 year old Yorkie boy who is the sweetest pup ever. His name is CeCe and he has come from a very rough family background.
Before I begin our story.. Do you have any pets? If so, go ahead and grab your phone and take a quick look at your babies picture.
My sweet CeCe came from a family who was... how can I put this nicely...the devil! He never had a safe place to call home since day 1 of his little life.
They had 3 kids who tortured him and the dad was the worst. The mom was crazy too.
Recently, this past October of 2020 they took CeCe to the vet to have 5 teeth pulled. Before the procedure the mom asked.. while he is under can you please DEBARK him?! His bark is annoying my husband!
The vet responded by explaining to this woman there were other options he could do that might make it a little less difficult procedure for CeCe like just quieting his vocal cords so not as loud or high pitched.
The mom was not satisfied with any of the other options the vet gave her but fully taking away CECE’s VOICE!!
I cringe and tear up every time I tell this story and I am starting to as I write this and snuggle my sweet boy.
My son never had a voice in reality to begin with and they still continued to take it away from him till it was all gone.
They gave up CeCe to his wonderful foster family this past October of 2020. He has been with me his now forever mama since January 4th and we have been inseparable every since. I am happy to say that CeCe passed his physical last week as well and is a very healthy boy!
He is the sweetest boy in the whole world with nothing but love to give. When he tries to bark it just sounds like a little cough and it breaks my heart in a million little pieces every time. Thankfully, he no longer is in any pain but this procedure was extremely painful for him. It can also cause difficulties with future breathing for some dogs who have it.
With all that being said... I am writing you to ask... no begging you to please ban debarking of any dog in our state unless it’s a medical emergencyc for that dog.
Debarking is banned all over the United Kingdom and currently in only two states in the United States. Those states are Massachusetts and New Jersey.
Please, please, please consider adding our beautiful state of North Carolina