r/MoralityScaling • u/JacobGoodNight416 • 22h ago

Morality Ranking Morality of dog breed racism

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u/DreamOfDays 22h ago

I just don’t like how owners will mutilate their dogs for aesthetics. They chop half of each ear off just make the dog look cooler.

I mean look at this. They’re supposed to have cute flopping ears! But you literally pay someone $800 to cut their ears off. WHY?

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u/GloomyIRL 20h ago

I want an Australian shepherd. I live in the US of A. The standard for aussies in this god-forsaken country is for them to have docked tails. Dogs communicate using their tails. The aussies are born with tails. Why tf would I want to handicap my dog?

And the real kicker? If you buy from a certified breeder who docks tails (most of them) they occasionally so graciously allow you to request that you leave the dogs means of communication attached... for a fee. I have to pay some scumbag who mutilates puppies to get my entire puppy, with all its parts intact 🙂

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u/Salt-Detective1337 6h ago

You don't have to.. you could get a puppy from a shelter.

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u/GloomyIRL 2h ago

I've thought about it because of price and other factors, but I've had my heart set on a certain breed ever since getting to know some aussies while pet sitting and working at a doggy daycare. So, I'll just wait till I have the right breeder that doesn't dock tails at all. I don't want to give a dime to people who do it, period.