Imagine waking up in a room you have never seen before. You look down and the last knuckle on your fingers is cut off. You try to speak, but you can only make a small noise. You start to panic, but when you try to get up, your hands, lower back and throat burn. This is how a dog or cat would feel after being debarked, declawed, or amputated, or all three. Debarking is an invasive surgical procedure that involves removing a large amount of tissue in a dog's throat. Declawing is an operation to surgically remove a cat's claws. If this were done on a human, it would be like cutting off every finger down to the last knuckle. Docking is the removal of portions of an animal's tail. The most popular reason for docking dogs is to prevent injuries to working dogs. But sometimes, tails are docked or shortened for cosmetic reasons to make dogs look "better" or "prettier." These three surgeries go against animal rights, are extremely painful and can cause more harm than good. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get an original essayDeclawing, debarking, and docking go against animal rights. John Sorenson, professor emeritus of anthropology at BYU (Brigham Young University) wrote a book entitled Animal Rights, in which he states that “Although many Canadians love and care for pets, others consider them disposable. In part, this reflects disappointment and failures with the magical system of capitalism when the advertised benefits are contradicted by pet ownership. Owners may want to avoid paying for medical care, many find the responsibility of caring for them too time-consuming, or they may want to replace out-of-fashion pets with trendier models.” When someone disembarks, docks, or declaws a dog or cat, they are finding ways to avoid the problems that come with owning a pet, but if they want to avoid the problems, they clearly weren't prepared for a pet in the first place. Sometimes, when a dog or cat has one of these surgeries, the results are much worse than what would have happened if they hadn't had the surgery done in the first place. In the Criminal Code of Canada, under Animal Cruelty, Section 445.1(1) it states that “It is an offense for any person who intentionally causes, or, being the owner, intentionally permits to be caused, unnecessary pain, suffering or injury to an animal or a bird." If a pet owner debarks, declaws, or clips their dog or cat, they are neglecting this right. Some of these surgeries are illegal in many countries, such as Israel, Switzerland, England, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, United Kingdom, parts of Europe and some provinces of Canada. Animal rights exist for a reason. For example, in the United Kingdom, if someone ignores them or disobeys them, they could serve 51 weeks in prison thinking or saying that animal rights don't matter, but they are made to protect animals and avoid mistakes made in the past. Unfortunately, these “mistakes” are still being made. All three of these surgeries are very painful. When a dog is debarked, his throat usually becomes inflamed and is very painful. One of the many long-term risks of debarking is the formation of excessive scar tissue in the area, which could cause chronic coughing, difficulty or noisy breathing, and/or exercise intolerance..