RCVS COUNCIL CALLS FOR BAN ON NON-THERAPEUTIC TAIL-DOCKING IN DOGS............
Click here to read the full Press Statement.


www.bsava.com
" The BSAVA Council is of the opinion that the docking of puppies' tails is an unnecessary mutilation and urges the RCVS to promote legislation leading to the outlawing of the procedure, unless the tail has previously been injured and the injury cannot be managed by any other means."

www.bva.co.uk
"Good-luck with your initiative, which has our full support.  The BVA has long been opposed to this mutilation, that over 90% of veterinary surgeons find abhorrent.  We will continue to campaign vigorously to ensure that non-therapeutic docking, both cosmetic and prophylactic, is completely banned."

BVA Animal Welfare Foundation
Click the link below to view a copy of the latest BVA AWF publicity material regarding tail docking
http://www.bva-awf.org.uk/resources/posters

David Talbot BVet.Med. MRCVS

Chris Tansley, BVMS MRCVS

S.W.Tappin MA, VetMB, CertSAM, MRCVS
Clinical Scholar in Small Animal Medicine and Intensive Care
Dept of Clinical Veterinary Science
Langford House, Langford, Bristol

Dr Séverine Tasker BSc BVSc PhD DSAM DipECVIM-CA MRCVS
European Specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine
Lecturer in Small Animal Medicine
Department of Clinical Veterinary Science
University of Bristol

Steve Tasker BVSc MRCVS
Watkins & Tasker Veterinary Group, Yatton, North Somerset.

Fiona Taylor BVetMed MRCVS

Abi Taylor (nee. Lane) BSc BA Vet MB, MRCVS
Small Animal Intern, NC State University, USA

Melanie Taylor BVetMed MRCVS

Samantha Taylor BVetMed(Hons) MRCVS

Anna Tebb MA, VetMB, MVM, CertSAM, MRCVS
Registrar in Small Animal Internal Medicine, Murdoch University, WA

Girish Thakral, MRCVS

Alison Thomas BVSc Cert SAM MRCVS, Blue Cross Animal Hospital, Victoria

Sian Thomas, MRCVS

Katie Tomkinson BVSc (Hons) MRCVS

Claire Thomlinson MVB MRCVS

Stephanie Tickle MA VetMB MRCVS

Guy Tomlinson BVSc MRCVS

Des Thompson OBE BA MVB MRCVS - Small animal practitioner Belfast
"There can be no possible welfare justification for cosmetic docking of dogs. It is an unnecessary mutilation which serves no useful purpose for the animal."

Darryl Thorpe BVSc, MRCVS, Looe, Cornwall.
"I qualified in 1973 & have always found tail docking of puppies abhorrant- when I opened my own surgery in 1982 I stopped non therapeutic docking. I sold my surgery in 2003 & now do locum work locally. The law needs strengthening to prevent non therapeutic tail docking plus making it illegal to own or show docked dogs. The Kennel Club should be thoroughly ashamed of its allegiance with the CDB- I am incensed every year when I see docked dogs winning at Crufts. I am also going to write to my MP about this subject. Good luck with your campaign."

Catherine L Thorp BVM&S

Kathryn Tovey BVSc MRCVS

Jenny Towers BCs BVM&S MRCVS
Like to see dogs who can wag their tails!!!!!!!

Tim Townsend BVetMed MRCVS (The New Forest)
" How can any veterinary surgeon justify the mutilation of a sensitive and expressive mammal in order.." Read More.

Toby Travis BVSc MRCVS
PDSA, Romford.

Emma Travis BVSc MRCVS

Steve Trickey BVM&S MRCVS

Justin Trudgeon BVSc MRCVS

Denise Tucker BVSc. MRCVS

Jane Turner BVetMed, MRCVS
Animates Veterinary Clinic, Thurlby, Lincs

Julie Turner B.Vet. Med., MRCVS.
"I have been in practice over 20 years and when I was a young vet was coerced into performing several dockings and dew claw removals of litters of puppies. Eventually my policy was to have the owner hold the pup and point out exactly at which level they wanted this done. This left several amateur breeders traumatised with the practice and eventually my practice employers had another vet perform this mutilation.

I have been asked many times if it is a painful procedure so I liken it to cutting off a 3 day old baby's finger. I also explain that it is only recently that some medical experts have found out that babies feel pain (re circumcision) even though they may have stopped showing overt signs."

Best of luck!Joanna Turner BVSc MRCVS

Sally Turner MA VetMB DVOphthal MRCVS
RCVS Specialist in Veterinary Ophthalmology
Stone Lion Veterinary Centre
Wimbledon

Colin Turtle B.Vet.Med. M.R.C.V.S.

Sandra Tyler BVet Med MRCVS

Dr. med. vet. Uwe Gerecke, MRCVS. Cornwall.

Nicole Van Israël. DVM, CESOpht, CertSAM, CertVC, Diplomate ECVIM-CA (Cardiology), MSc, MRCVS. Belgium

Andrew Vickery BVSc(Hons) MRCVS
Senior Vet - Surgery, RSPCA Victoria. (Australia).

Miraj Vadgama BVSc MRCVS
"Cosmetic tail docking is an unnecessary mutilation
without place in todays humane society."

Kay Varley BVetMed MRCVS

Matthew Vernon MA VetMB LGSM MRCVS
Farm Animal Epidemiology and Informatics Unit Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge
"Tail docking for "cosmetic" reasons has always struck me as an
unnecessary mutilation of animals, and it's high time it was made
illegal."

Elizabeth Villiers BVSc DECVCP DipRCPath Cert SAM Cert VR MRCVS
Lecturer in Clinical Pathology
Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine
Madingley Road
Cambridge

Natalie Vine MA VetMB MRCVS

Bradley Viner BVetMed MSc(VetGP) MRCVS
"100% behind you. Keep up the good work."