Any American, Canadian or Australian reader believing they are safe from those seeking to ban tail docking, may be interested to read what their veterinary associations have to say on the matter. Select either Country to visit their sites. The UK Prime Minister has called the general election for June 7 2001. Follow our updates here. The pictures on the left show tail damage experienced by dogs in traditionally docked breeds who were not docked as whelps.
Damage can occur either in the working environment or when just kept as a companion.
Damage that would have been avoided by a simple painless procedure at three days old. In the UK, the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons has tried to ban vets from docking any puppies. The Council of Europe wishes to ban all tail docking and dew claw removal. There are moves to ban tail docking in the USA, Australia and other countries. An answerphone is available at all other times.