William T Goodall wrote:
>
> On Wednesday, September 3, 2003, at 12:18 am, Julia Thompson wrote:
> >
> > What is GB's Docking and Nicking Act? What is covered?
> >
> > Julia
> >
> > 2 dogs, one from the Humane Society, the other from an unplanned and
> > unwanted litter (mother was spayed once the last one was weaned; mother
> > belonged to a co-worker)
>
> Originally horses, but various subsequent legislation covers dogs and
> so on. To prevent tail amputation, ear-cropping and such for purely
> cosmetic reasons. Sheep can still get their tails cropped for valid
> health reasons[1], but dogs can't be made to have erect ears by being
> snipped and bound as puppies frex.
Which means they can't do that stuff to Doberman puppies. Cool.
(It breaks my heart when I see a young Doberman with bandages on his
ears....)
Julia
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