Docking of tails should be done between 3 and 5 days old
The cost of docking a tail varies from area to area and can vary between vets in the same area. To get an accurate cost for docking the tail, call several vets in your area.
In the UK it is illegal but not in the US and it is not cutting it off its docking it.
Tail docking is banned in the UK, and in some other countries, check the law for your country, otherwise you could have charges of animal cruelty brought against you. Docking should always be done by a veterinarian.
Not if it was being done in conformance with "breed standards" (e.g.: Boxers), but if it was being done in a cruel and inhumane fashion or being done unnecessarily to other breeds, yes.
No, theyre are not born without tails. It has been a tradition to cut off a rottweiler's tail from a young age. This was done because they had a powerful tail and would hit it againt things and hurt themselves. However, the law has now changed so that it is illegal to cut off a rottweiler's tail.
Tail docking of dogs for prophylactic (preventative) or cosmetic reasons is illegal in all Australian states. Tail docking by a vet for therapeutic reasons, such as if the tail is injured, is the only legal form of tail docking for dogs in Australia.
Tail docking involves the removal of the Dog's tail, which is permanent and does not grow back. Although supporters of this operation claim that the puppy hardly feels it, there is sufficient evidence to suggest that docking causes severe and lingering pain. Studies have also shown that docked tails are more sensitive to pain when the Dog matures. Docking the tail means that the Dog loses a form of communication as the tail expresses body language to other Dogs. The effects of docking are permanent.
This is different for different breeds. For example, a Rottweiler must be docked at the first joint close to the body, and a Weimeraner should be docked by one third. To find out the length of docking for each breed, consult their breed standard. NOTE: English Breed Standards no longer say how long the dog's tail should be docked by as the operation is now illegal in the UK, but American Standards still support docking.
Tail docking is illegal in the UK, and this applies to all breeds of dog, including the Old English Sheepdog.
Tail docking for cosmetic purposes was abolished in the UK in 2007. Any dog docked after that year is barred from all show rings with a paying audience, unless it is a Working dog. Tail docking is still legal in Canada and the US.
Cannot understand the point of docking. If I find anyone docking puppies I will let RSPCA know about it. .
it depends on who is docking the tail the vet or a breeder