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Docking worldwide

America

We believe that the following extract proves that the minority desire to ban tail docking is alive in the United States. Ignored, groups such as this will gain strength and persuade the authorities that their unsubstantiated claims are valid and widely accepted. Legislative changes restricting docking may slip through unnoticed, lumped in with the banning of other practices which are perhaps valid in the name of welfare, thus providing little or no opposition. If you support the docking option, you need to be prepared to campaign for its retention and to make your voice heard. Quote starts: Position Statement: Cosmetic Surgery or Surgery to Correct 'Vices' The Association of Veterinarians for Animal Rights is opposed to various surgeries done to meet 'breed standards' or to correct so-called vices. Procedures such as ear cropping, tail docking or 'debarking' in dogs, or declawing in cats are unacceptable because the suffering and disfigurement they cause the animal are not offset by any benefits to the animal. If such a procedure can be shown to be necessary for medical or humane reasons, then it is permissible. The 'breed standards' for dogs must be altered to allow the animals to be shown without being surgically mutilated. End of Quote Please do not be fooled by the apparent get out clause "If such a procedure can be shown to be necessary for medical or humane reasons, then it is permissible". This will be interpreted as the tail docking procedure only being allowed when an adult dog has injured its long tail. This group is plainly under the misconception that tail docking is merely "cosmetic surgery". Should you wish to contact them or see their full statement, here are their details: Association of Veterinarians for Animal Rights P.O. Box 208 Davis, California 95617-0208, U.S.A. Voice phone: 530.759.8106 Facsimile: 530.759.8116 Internet, e-mail: AVAR@igc.org Internet, web site: http://AVAR.org

Current tail docking situation in EU Countries

We are attempting to list every EU Country and entries are believed to be correct as at 5th July 2010 Country Banned? Exceptions? Can show? Albania    Andorra    Armenia       Austria  Yes some Yes *   Azerbaijan       Belgium  Yes      Bosnia and Herzegovina  No Yes     Bulgaria  No Yes   Croatia  Yes   Cyprus  Yes Yes   Czech Republic  Yes No   Denmark  Yes No   Estonia  Yes Yes   Finland  Yes No   France  No Yes   Georgia       Germany  Yes    No   Greece  No ** No Yes   Hungary  No    Yes   Iceland  No    Yes   Ireland  No Yes   Italy  No    Yes   Latvia  Yes?    No?   Liechtenstein             Lithuania        Yes   Luxembourg  Yes    Yes   Malta        Yes   Moldova  No    Yes   Monaco             Montenegro             Netherlands  Yes    No   Norway  Yes    No   Poland  No    Yes   Portugal  Yes    Yes   Romania  No    Yes   Russia  No    Yes   San Marino  No    Yes   Serbia  No    Yes   Slovakia        Yes   Slovenia  No    Yes   Spain  Part    Yes   Sweden  Yes         Switzerland  Yes         The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia     Yes   Turkey             Ukraine  No    Yes   United Kingdom  Yes some No   Northern Ireland No Yes * = can only show from Countries where it is allowed No** = it is banned in greece but the ban is ignored Part - Banned in some parts, not in others

Docking

worldwide

America

We believe that the following extract proves that the minority desire to ban tail docking is alive in the United States. Ignored, groups such as this will gain strength and persuade the authorities that their unsubstantiated claims are valid and widely accepted. Legislative changes restricting docking may slip through unnoticed, lumped in with the banning of other practices which are perhaps valid in the name of welfare, thus providing little or no opposition. If you support the docking option, you need to be prepared to campaign for its retention and to make your voice heard. Quote starts: Position Statement: Cosmetic Surgery or Surgery to Correct 'Vices' The Association of Veterinarians for Animal Rights is opposed to various surgeries done to meet 'breed standards' or to correct so-called vices. Procedures such as ear cropping, tail docking or 'debarking' in dogs, or declawing in cats are unacceptable because the suffering and disfigurement they cause the animal are not offset by any benefits to the animal. If such a procedure can be shown to be necessary for medical or humane reasons, then it is permissible. The 'breed standards' for dogs must be altered to allow the animals to be shown without being surgically mutilated. End of Quote Please do not be fooled by the apparent get out clause "If such a procedure can be shown to be necessary for medical or humane reasons, then it is permissible". This will be interpreted as the tail docking procedure only being allowed when an adult dog has injured its long tail. This group is plainly under the misconception that tail docking is merely "cosmetic surgery". Should you wish to contact them or see their full statement, here are their details: Association of Veterinarians for Animal Rights P.O. Box 208 Davis, California 95617-0208, U.S.A. Voice phone: 530.759.8106 Facsimile: 530.759.8116 Internet, e-mail: AVAR@igc.org Internet, web site: http://AVAR.org

Current tail docking situation in EU

Countries

We are attempting to list every EU Country and entries are believed to be correct as at 5th July 2010 Country Banned? Exceptions? Can show? Albania    Andorra    Armenia       Austria  Yes some Yes *   Azerbaijan       Belgium  Yes      Bosnia and Herzegovina  No Yes     Bulgaria  No Yes   Croatia  Yes   Cyprus  Yes Yes   Czech Republic  Yes No   Denmark  Yes No   Estonia  Yes Yes   Finland  Yes No   France  No Yes   Georgia       Germany  Yes    No   Greece  No ** No Yes   Hungary  No    Yes   Iceland  No    Yes   Ireland  No Yes   Italy  No    Yes   Latvia  Yes?    No?   Liechtenstein             Lithuania        Yes   Luxembourg  Yes    Yes   Malta        Yes   Moldova  No    Yes   Monaco             Montenegro             Netherlands  Yes    No   Norway  Yes    No   Poland  No    Yes   Portugal  Yes    Yes   Romania  No    Yes   Russia  No    Yes   San Marino  No    Yes   Serbia  No    Yes   Slovakia        Yes   Slovenia  No    Yes   Spain  Part    Yes   Sweden  Yes         Switzerland  Yes         The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia     Yes   Turkey             Ukraine  No    Yes   United Kingdom  Yes some No   Northern Ireland No Yes * = can only show from Countries where it is allowed No** = it is banned in greece but the ban is ignored Part - Banned in some parts, not in others