Ohio bill survived, and was signed into law by Governor Robert Taft in August 2000. However, Ohio Revised Code 955.22 only outlawed debarking of dogs considered "vicious". In February 2009, 15-year-old Jordan Star of Needham, Massachusetts, filed a bill to outlaw performing convenience devocalization procedures upon cats and dogs. The bill was co-sponsored by Senator Scott Brown, with the title Logan's Law, after a debarked sheepdog. Star said of convenience devocalization: "To take a voice away from an animal is morally wrong." The bill became state law on April 23, 2010. Devocalizing cats and dogs also became illegal in Warwick, Rhode Island, by city ordinance in 2011. Legislation to ban devocalization of dogs and cats in New York State is pending. See also Bark (dog) Overview of discretionary invasive procedures on animals References External links "Debarking (Bark Softening) - Myths and Facts" "Debarking Dogs: Bark Softening Surgery" Dog health Dog anatomy Animal welfare Animal rights Animals and humans