A Hong Kong vet has received praise from animal-loving netizens after writing on Facebook that he will remove the vocal chords of pet owners who ask him to do the same to their dogs.

That ought to shut them up.

Douglas Ku claimed on his Facebook wall that he always refuses such requests, adding he would only agree “if I cut your vocal cords out first”.

The post by the vet, who has 1,700 followers and counting, went viral locally and received more than 3,000 Facebook likes.

Some dog owners in Hong Kong ask vets to remove their poor pooches’ vocal chords in order to silence them and skirt restrictions in residential buildings.

However, procedures that inflict pain on animals for no medical reason, such as tooth grinding, tail docking, ear-trimming, de-clawing and de-barking, are prohibited under Hong Kong’s veterinary code of practice.

Don’t worry though. You’re still allowed to dress them up in stupid outfits.





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