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"I am against removing the healthy tails from a great many puppies in order to prevent perfectly treatable tail injury occurring in a small minority of those same dogs when adult. Owners of sporting dogs whose animals' tails are injured should be expected to fulfil the same basic care and management routines required of ordinary pet owners. If, for whatever reason, they cannot or will not cope with the care of such simple injuries as tail damage in their animals, then they should not be keeping or using dogs in the first place. Neglected injury, lack of treatment or too early return to work which compromises welfare in working dogs should be a matter for animal protection agencies, just as it is with ordinary pet owners."
Andrew Gardiner BVM&S CertSAS MSc MRCVS |
