Docking, or cutting short, the tails of very young dogs was a traditional procedure for some breeds, carried out either for aesthetic purposes or to reduce the likelihood of injuries. In 2007, the ...

Tail docking, the practice of removing part of a puppy’s tail early in life, has been banned or restricted in many parts of the world, but in the US and parts of Canada, you can still dock your dog’s ...

The province’s veterinarians can no longer dock dog tails after the Manitoba Veterinary Medical Association voted overwhelmingly to sever the practice many call antiquated and inhumane. *Billed as ...

Tail docking a dog is maiming, extremely painful and deprives a dog of a vital communication system. For these reasons, it’s banned in South Africa. But it persists: hunting dogs, spaniels, Jack ...