Docking ban call
The “barbarous practice” of cutting off puppies’ tails when they are only a few days old should be banned by law, the British Veterinary Association says. Mr Henry Carter, chairman of the association's publicity committee, said in London yesterday that every year between 500,000 and one million puppies in Britain had their tails docked without anaesthetic. “It is done purely for fashion,” he said. “There is no advantage to the dog at all that we can see. It hurts, it is a mutilation, and it is unnecessary. The association has decided to take steps to promote legislation to prohibit the practice.” —London, Nov. 23.
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Press, Volume CXII, Issue 33083, 25 November 1972, Page 17
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