Not exact matches
Branding on the face,
tail docking cattle, and sheep mulesing would also be
banned.
This makes Rhode Island the ninth state to
ban gestation crates for breeding pigs, the seventh to
ban veal crates for calves, and the third to
ban cattle
tail docking.
We want to see a total
ban on
tail docking and on the use of shock devices across the UK..
Now, there are some countries that
ban ear cropping,
tail docking and dew claw removal or only allow it under certain circumstances.
Given that some countries are now
banning docking, breeders are again attempting to select for dogs with the genes for natural bob
tails.
Many countries have
banned ear cropping,
tail docking and similar procedures yet you may have purchased a new Great Dane puppy whose ears are already cropped.
Many countries around the world have instituted
bans on
tail docking and other countries are giving serious consideration to doing so.
As a final word on standards, for the benefit of the breed it would be best if countries with
docking bans came to some kind of consensus on wording that describes the
tail so that what is and is not considered correct is uniform throughout the breed.
Breeding for
tail type The ASHGI survey found that when the
tail length of the mate with which the dog produced NBTs was known 67 % were NBT, indicating that breeders in countries with
docking bans may be favoring NBT dogs for breeding in hopes of producing puppies with the traditional breed appearance.
Nobody has selected for a particular
tail conformation prior to the
bans on
docking.
The CVBC have voted to
ban the controversial practice of
tail docking and alteration of dogs, horses and cattle.
Argentina Parts of Canada (but the practice is
banned in some provinces: Newfoundland, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Labrador, Nova Scotia, while Québec will
ban the practice in 2017) Chile Czech Republic (but there is a
ban on the ear cropping) Costa Rica England (while the Yorkshire Terrier's
tail can be
docked, many other breeds can not) France (with the ear cropping being
banned) Hungary India Japan Mexico South Africa United States (With Pennsylvania and Maryland having
banned the
docking of
tails)
If you have a Yorkie but you live in a country where the
docking is
banned, our advice is to not have the pet's
tail docked since it will have to be done in a non-sterile and less than perfect environment.
The WSAVA (World Small Animal Veterinary Association) is an opponent of the
tail docking together with the ECPPA (European Convention for the Protection of Pet Animals) and they've done their best to pass laws that
ban the
docking.
Most recently, the representative body for veterinary surgeons in Ireland, has called for the introduction of legislation
banning the practice of «
tail docking» of puppies.
He said Veterinary Ireland's policy was that unless for purely therapeutic reasons, then
tail docking and other acts of mutilation (such as ear cropping and dew - clawing) for cosmetic and prophylactic reasons, should be
banned.
Virtually all animal welfare groups are against them, and cosmetic ear cropping and
tail docking of dogs is
banned in Australia and much of Europe.
Because of the international nature of the survey and the fact that many countries have instituted
docking bans, the survey committee decided a section on
tail conformation would help breeders in those countries determine what type of
tail is typical in the Australian Shepherd.
Laws
banning ear cropping,
tail docking, debarking, declawing, or enforcing early spay and neuter protocols attempt to dictate how you practice medicine.
If enacted, the bill would
ban the painful and unnecessary
tail docking of dairy cows.
Many countries, including Australia, Finland, Greece, Norway and Sweden,
ban tail docking.
«This includes standards on the
tail docking of dogs, the
ban on the use of shock collars in Wales, and a raft of legislation the government is considering now on the breeding, boarding and selling of dogs, the licensing of horse riding establishments and the selling of all animals.
Rottweilers traditionally had a
docked tail; however this barbaric practice was officially
banned in Australia in 2004, though it is still permitted in other countries.
Update June 24, 2008: The House Judiciary Committee has voted to pass H.B. 2532, a bill that would
ban debarking,
tail docking and surgical birthing done without a veterinarian using anesthesia.
Some countries have
banned ear cropping and / or
tail docking, and dogs in those countries will be shown with natural ears and / or
tails.
       Under the original bill some of the worst puppy mill abuses would have beenÂ
banned: Ear cropping,
tail docking, debarking, and surgical births are prohibited except under anesthesia and by a licensed veterinarian.
An outright
ban on
tail docking for dogs has been scrapped after MSPs voted to allow exemptions for specific breeds.
Florez, whose district is home to the state's highest concentration of mega-dairies and feedlots, including Harris Ranch, in February introduced S.B. 135, the
ban on
tail docking.
This is why many animal welfare associations are actively working to legalize a
ban on these procedures in the United States and for cropped ears and
docked tails to be removed from AKC standards.