Mathias
How old is to old to have a puppy's tail docked? What is the average price? Thank you!
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Veteran Advisor David Brooks says:
October 12th, 2008 at 05:05 PM
Tail docking is completely unecessary and is frowned upon in England where I live. I would never recommend it Im afraid.
The UK Legal Position on tail docking
Tail docking has historically been undertaken largely by dog breeders. However, in 1991, the UK government amended the Veterinary Surgeons Act, thereby prohibiting the docking of dog's tails by lay persons from 1 July 1993. Now, only veterinary surgeons are, by law, allowed to dock.
However, following the Government move, the Council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons in November 1992, ruled docking to be unethical, "unless for therapeutic or acceptable prophylactic reasons". Furthermore, the circumstances in which the Royal College considered prophylactic docking to be acceptable were so hedged with conditions as to make the routine docking of puppies by veterinary surgeons extremely difficult.
Vets who continue to dock risk disciplinary action, including being struck off the professional register.
For now, the U.S. is keeping an eye on the docked and undocked versions in the U.K. and determinations regarding U.S. tail docking will be made over the next few years.
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Every day I see pets come into my clinic injured and unwell. Its always so upsetting knowing that treatment could be taken a lot further only if the owner had taken out pet insurance. You have health insurance, so should your pet... Dr Brooks
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