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I wish the US could be civilized. No declawing, no cropping, no docking...ah, to dream.
No tail docking in Australia.Originally Posted by GoldenKitty45
Question to the UK/overseas people. I know that you all don't crop ears, but do you dock tails? Like in the doberman and boxer breeds?
Sadly, tail docking is still carried out, although opposition to it seems to have increased in recent years and it's not uncommon to see spaniels, boxers etc. with undocked tails. The new animal welfare bill (2006) aimed to ban tail docking but an overall ban was narrowly voted against. Instead it looks like there will be an exemption for working dogs, although it will be illegal to dock for cosmetic purposes. I'm totally against docking. I think the situation with docking is different to the declawing of cats in that it's done at such a young age. It's therefore breeders, rather than the general public, who need to be educated about it.Originally Posted by GoldenKitty45
Question to the UK/overseas people. I know that you all don't crop ears, but do you dock tails? Like in the doberman and boxer breeds?
sweetie, don't cryOriginally Posted by adias.angel
*sick feeling* I didn't realize what it was until I read it on here. I just took our male cat in 2 days ago to have it done and to be fixed. I will never do that again. Our cat comes home tonight and I am about ready to cry after reading this. Carla
I live in Spain....I am not sure about the law on de-clawing, but the Spanish think its weird if you have a cat-flap...............they leave cats out, my ex-boss used to go away for long weekends and leave her 4 cats to "look after themselves"Originally Posted by KaylieKitty
I am originally from Germany, where de-clawing is considered cruelty to animals.
ThanksOriginally Posted by laureen227
sweetie, don't cryi have 2 declawed cats, & have had 2 others previously - none ever had/have any problems at all. he'll probably be just fine. now you know, so your future pets will not be, like my other two.