Overview of discretionary invasive procedures on animals
January 07, 2023
Numerous procedures performed on domestic animals are usually more invasive than purely cosmetic alterations, but differ from types of veterinary surgery that are performed exclusively for urgent health reasons. Such procedures have been grouped together under the technical term 'mutilatory' by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons in a report describing the reasons for their being conducted and their welfare consequences,[1] and by others.[2][3]
Boxers with natural and cropped ears and docked tails.
The term mutilatory generally connotes some form of disfigurement or even maiming. There are multiple definitions and interpretations that carry varying degrees of emotional intensity. Merriam-Webster defines "mutilate" as "to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect", but gives a relatively mild example: "the child mutilated the book with his scissors".[4]Animal rights advocates often pejoratively refer to these procedures as mutilations.[5][6]PETA states that one issue with current forms of non-human animal treatment is that the animals "are mutilated and confined to tiny cages so that we can kill them and eat them."[7]
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons noted that the term mutilation is often an emotive one, having implications in common usage of maiming and disfigurement. They stated that there was no satisfactory alternative term that would suffice for their purposes. Their definition is a narrower one: "covering all procedures, carried out with or without instruments which involve interference with the sensitive tissues or the bone structure of an animal, and are carried out for non-therapeutic reasons."[1]The following table contains procedures performed on domesticated animals that may or may not have a purported therapeutic purpose.
^'Tail nicking' in dogs involves cutting the retractor muscles below the tail to affect the carriage of the tail.
^Removing the anal scent sac to reduce animal odor
^'Pin Firing', sometimes called 'firing', is a therapy that uses a small, red-hot probe to cause cauterization (burning) of tissue in horses with chronic injuries to produce an abundant, serous inflammatory process.
^'Tail blocking' involves injecting the major motor nerves of a horse's tail with alcohol to affect the horse's ability to lift, or even move, its tail.
^'Tail nicking' in horses involves cutting the retractor muscles below the tail to affect the carriage of the tail. For some breeds, the tail is then placed in a tail set to shape it into an artificial position.
^'Tail clipping' in mice involves the removal of a section of the tail for tissue required in the development of genetically altered strains.
^'Toe clipping' in mice involves the full or partial amputation of one or more digits as a means of permanent identification.
^'Blinders' or 'spectacles' are included as some versions require a pin to pierce the nasal septum.
^'Desnooding' is the removal of the snood, a fleshy appendage on the forehead of turkeys.
^'Dubbing' is the procedure of removing the comb, wattles and sometimes earlobes of poultry. Removing the wattles is sometimes called "dewattling".
^Pinioning is the act of surgically removing one pinion joint, the joint of a bird's wing farthest from the body, to prevent flight.
^'Marking' is the simultaneous mulesing, castration and tail docking of lambs.
^'Mulesing' is the removal of strips of wool-bearing skin from around the breech (buttocks) of a sheep to prevent flystrike (myiasis)
^'Eye ablation' is the removal of one or both eyestalks to improve reproduction in female prawns/shrimp.
^The various list contains procedures that may be performed on many animals including the animals listed, or procedures performed on animals not listed.
References
^ ab. 2018-09-02. Archived from the original on 2018-09-02. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
^. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
^"Defra codes of recommendations" (PDF). Retrieved 3 October 2012.
^ ab"The Perfect Horse". Retrieved 9 December 2011.
^"Sheep dentistry, including tooth trimming". Australian Veterinary Association. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
January 07, 2023
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Numerous procedures performed on domestic animals are usually more invasive than purely cosmetic alterations but differ from types of veterinary surgery that are performed exclusively for urgent health reasons Such procedures have been grouped together under the technical term mutilatory by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons in a report describing the reasons for their being conducted and their welfare consequences 1 and by others 2 3 Boxers with natural and cropped ears and docked tails The term mutilatory generally connotes some form of disfigurement or even maiming There are multiple definitions and interpretations that carry varying degrees of emotional intensity Merriam Webster defines mutilate as to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect but gives a relatively mild example the child mutilated the book with his scissors 4 Animal rights advocates often pejoratively refer to these procedures as mutilations 5 6 PETA states that one issue with current forms of non human animal treatment is that the animals are mutilated and confined to tiny cages so that we can kill them and eat them 7 The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons noted that the term mutilation is often an emotive one having implications in common usage of maiming and disfigurement They stated that there was no satisfactory alternative term that would suffice for their purposes Their definition is a narrower one covering all procedures carried out with or without instruments which involve interference with the sensitive tissues or the bone structure of an animal and are carried out for non therapeutic reasons 1 The following table contains procedures performed on domesticated animals that may or may not have a purported therapeutic purpose Invasive procedures on animals Species ProceduresCats Castration Claw removal Devocalization 8 Tail docking Tattoo TendonectomyCattle Castration Branding Dehorning Ear tagging Nose ringing Restraint Tail docking Tongue resection calves Dogs Castration Devocalization Debarking Dewclaw removal Ear cropping Tail docking Tail nicking a 9 Tattooing Teeth removalFerrets De scenting b 10 TattooingHorses Castration Branding Pin firing c 11 Tail blocking d 12 Tail docking Tail nicking e 12 Laboratory mice Ear tagging Earmark agriculture Tail clipping f Tattooing Toe clipping g Pigs Castration Ear docking Ear tagging Earmarking Nose ringing Tail docking Tattooing Teeth clipping Tusk trimmingPoultry Beak trimming Blinders h Caponizing Desnooding i Detoeing Devoicing Dewinging Dubbing j Foie gras force feeding Feather plucking Pinioning k Spur removal Toe clipping Wing clippingSheep Castration Ear tagging Earmarking Dehorning Marking l Mulesing m Tail docking Teeth grinding 13 Skunks De scentingSnakes Venom duct removalPrawns Shrimp Eyestalk ablation n Various o Artificial insemination Castration caponization Earmarking Ear tagging TattooingSee also Edit Animals portalAnimal borne bomb attacks Anti tank dog Bat bomb Bile bear Cattle mutilation Cruelty to animals Mutilation Painted fish Project PigeonNotes Edit Tail nicking in dogs involves cutting the retractor muscles below the tail to affect the carriage of the tail Removing the anal scent sac to reduce animal odor Pin Firing sometimes called firing is a therapy that uses a small red hot probe to cause cauterization burning of tissue in horses with chronic injuries to produce an abundant serous inflammatory process Tail blocking involves injecting the major motor nerves of a horse s tail with alcohol to affect the horse s ability to lift or even move its tail Tail nicking in horses involves cutting the retractor muscles below the tail to affect the carriage of the tail For some breeds the tail is then placed in a tail set to shape it into an artificial position Tail clipping in mice involves the removal of a section of the tail for tissue required in the development of genetically altered strains Toe clipping in mice involves the full or partial amputation of one or more digits as a means of permanent identification Blinders or spectacles are included as some versions require a pin to pierce the nasal septum Desnooding is the removal of the snood a fleshy appendage on the forehead of turkeys Dubbing is the procedure of removing the comb wattles and sometimes earlobes of poultry Removing the wattles is sometimes called dewattling Pinioning is the act of surgically removing one pinion joint the joint of a bird s wing farthest from the body to prevent flight Marking is the simultaneous mulesing castration and tail docking of lambs Mulesing is the removal of strips of wool bearing skin from around the breech buttocks of a sheep to prevent flystrike myiasis Eye ablation is the removal of one or both eyestalks to improve reproduction in female prawns shrimp The various list contains procedures that may be performed on many animals including the animals listed or procedures performed on animals not listed References Edit a b RCVS Report on Animal Mutilations 2018 09 02 Archived from the original on 2018 09 02 Retrieved 2019 11 02 Pain in animals Archived from the original on 20 May 2013 Retrieved 3 October 2012 Defra codes of recommendations PDF Retrieved 3 October 2012 Definition of Mutilate merriam webster com Foster Farms Compassion Over Killing Retrieved 2019 11 09 If You Eat Humane Meat Because You Love Animals Guess What You Got Conned Mercy For Animals 2017 01 26 Retrieved 2019 11 09 Animal Issues PETA Retrieved 2019 11 09 Devocalization fact sheet PDF Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association Retrieved 2 May 2013 Dog Pawse Retrieved 9 December 2011 Mitchell Mark A Tully Thomas N 2009 Manual of exotic pet practice Elsevier Health Sciences p 372 ISBN 978 1 4160 0119 5 The Horse Retrieved 9 December 2011 a b The Perfect Horse Retrieved 9 December 2011 Sheep dentistry including tooth trimming Australian Veterinary Association Retrieved 1 May 2013 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Overview of 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