(Reuters) - A ruling by an Oregon appeals court upholding an order that a couple muffle their continuously barking dogs through "debarking" surgery stirred outrage among animal rights groups on ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon court has ruled a couple must have their dogs surgically “debarked” after causing their neighbors several years of disruption. The Oregon Court of Appeals determined ...

It is disturbing that, in this day an age, a court would order someone to mutilate their dogs, as the Oregon Court of Appeals has done by ruling that five dogs must have their vocal cords cut out ...

Animal lovers are, rightly so, up in arms over an Oregon appeals court decision that will require a couple to have their Tibetan mastiffs’ vocal cords severed. Related Articles East Bay ‘chaos ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... An Oregon appeals court agreed Wednesday that a couple must surgically lacerate their dogs’ vocal cords in a procedure known as “debarking” or ...