B.C Vet Seeks Ban On Ear Cropping

“Ear cropping is strictly cosmetic, there is no medical benefit, it is only done to change the look of the patient”.

Vet in B.C wants to pursue in creating a ban on ear cropping. The ban was already placed in Manitoba this month saying the procedure was painful and unnecessary, and a distress to dogs.  If the committee is recommending banning the procedure, the next step is to mail-in bylaw vote. With enough votes they will go on with the banning of ear cropping.

Ear cropping is unnecessary and isn’t in any way beneficial to the dog. Do I agree with the ban that could possibly be placed? Well I think if you have a dog and crop their ears just for a certain look then that’s when it is unnecessary, however I understand if it is for show because the cropped ears are necessary (correct me if I am wrong) I guess we will have to wait and see what B.C decides and the votes.

*See blog post on Feb 10, 2012 for more about ear cropping!

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Ear Cropping

I’ve been asked to do a post on ear cropping and what I think about it, so here it is!

Do I agree with cropping a dogs ear? No, I don’t agree with it. I do however, think its looks good if its for show. But I love pit bulls floppy ears! It suits them much better then if they were cropped. Cropping a pit bulls ears give them that stereotype of a pit bull look which makes people take one look at them and scare them, and i’m all about giving positive press about pit bulls. I think pits look good both ways! I’m not going to judge them if they have cropped ears just because I don’t fully agree with ear cropping. So here are some styles of ear cropping:

The battle crop: This crop is called the “battle crop” because it is cut very low and is usually cut this low either for show or dog fighting.

The short crop: This crop is longer than the battle crop and is usually used for show.

The show crop: This is the most popular and requested for show and overall.

The long crop: The longest crop for pit bulls and it isn’t as popular.

If you are planning or looking into cropping your pit bulls ears then look more into it and find a very experienced vet that has done it many times before. Ear cropping is a very safe procedure if done properly and its very important that you look into the vet!

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