DISTURBING! Chinese Woman Removes the Vocal Cords of Dogs If the Owners Request It

An undercover report has exposed a shocking trend in a Chinese city, which sees pet owners sending their dogs to street vets to have their vocal cords removed to stop them from barking.

Horrifying pictures and videos have emerged which show one unlicensed vet, in south-west China, performed devocalisation operations on dozens of dogs in the street as his assistant forced open the mouths of the animals.



The news has sparked an outrage among the public as people and animal lovers called the procedure ‘unnecessary’ and ‘cruel’.



The undercover report, by Chengdu Business Daily, claimed that the vet, known with a surname Zeng, had been running his business at a flower and bird market in Qingbaijiang district of Chengdu since September 14.



Mr Zeng can be seen setting his booth at the side of a road. His equipment, displayed on a folding table, included a thong, a torch, cotton wool balls and tourniquets.



A disturbing video shows a white Pomeranian being injected anaesthetics into its front limb.



Mr Zeng then put a thong into the dog’s mouth and cut off its vocal cords while his assistant held the canine’s mouth wide open with the help of two red strings.



The devocalisation operation ended as Zeng threw the vocal cords out on the floor and took the white dog aside.