Sentences with phrase «prophylactic tail docking»

A prophylactic tail docking suggests that it is undertaken for the necessary protection of the dog from risk of disease or injury which is likely to arise in the future resulting from the retention of the entire tail.

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Therapeutic docking for the treatment of injury or disease to the tail is fairly self - explanatory, but prophylactic or preventive tail docking is more difficult to define.

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.