dewclaw

• Now how can it be OK to ‘sexually mutilate†™ a dog without its agreement, but not be OK to prevent tail injury or fix an ear or remove a dewclaw? —  small dead animals
• The AKC's policy on the issues of ear cropping, tail docking, and dewclaw removal states:
• The American Kennel Club recognizes that ear cropping, tail docking, and dewclaw removal, as described in certain breed standards, are acceptable practices integral to defining and preserving breed character and / or enhancing good health.
• Then my eye lit on th 'fore quarters o' th 'doe,' n 'I guess I throwed more twists laughin' than Erne did -- _for that there doe was shy a leg_, hadn't but three legs; nigh fore leg gone midway 'tween knee and dewclaw, shot off 'n' healed up Godo'mi'ty knows when. —  The Red-Blooded Heroes of the Frontier
• Diaspora, geomancy, suppurate, dewclaw, omphaloskepsis. intellibitz Univ of Rhode Island (URI) blog on Pulitzer winner stories of India diaspora by Jhumpa Lahiri. http://www. uricommonreading.blogspot.com/ —  Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7

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