When Cutting Your Dog's Balls Off Isn't Mean Enough 7.62K Hamilton Nolan 02/03/10 10:56AM Filed to: trendwatch trendwatch Dogs Pets animal rights Cruelty barking jerks mean people Do you hate dogs? Great. Awesome idea for you: adopt a dog, then decide that the dog's barking annoys you, then have the dog's vocal cords severed so it can't bark ever again. Stupid dogs, always behaving naturally. [NYT]