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Seen it directly, on a small shih tzu type dog.
They still bark, just no noise, not even like a cough. You can just hear the sound of air forcing out. Kinda like their vocal chords are removed. I don't know the actual procedure.
Very strange when you hear it. Seems very cruel too.