Oregon Court Rules Couple Must Surgically ‘Debark’ Dogs

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon court ruled a couple must have their dogs surgically “debarked” after causing their neighbors several years of disruption.
The Oregon Court of Appeals determined Wednesday that the devocalization operations were necessary since the dogs’ owners, Karen Szewc and John Updegraff, had not done enough to quiet the Tibetan and Pyrenean Mastiffs dogs, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported. The surgery involves cutting an animal’s vocal cords and