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CLA President “delighted” that Parliament last night votedą to exempt the docking of working dogs from the general ban on mutilating animals contained in the Animal Welfare Bill. Working dogs have traditionally had their tails docked within a few days of birth, before the nervous system is fully developed. It is illegal for anyone other than a veterinary surgeon to carry out the procedure. Under the exemption, no vet will be allowed to dock when the dog is more than five days old and, in practice, I suspect most will not do it after more than two. As anyone who has seen a working dog whose tail has not been docked will know, the consequences can be horrific. Long tails frequently get torn by gorse and brambles; and once the tail has been wounded, the chances are the wound will be reopened every time the dog works again. MPs have listened to the representations from the CLA˛ and other organisations. The Animal Welfare Bill is generally an excellent piece of legislation. It would have been unfortunate, to say the least, if the first significant change made by it had been an ill-considered ban on a long- established welfare practice, said David Fursdon, President of the Country Land & Business Association (CLA). |
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