Veterinarians in the province are no longer permitted to dock a dog's tail. An overwhelming majority of Manitoba Veterinary Medical Association members voted to axe the controversial practise through ...
The MVMA has now added tail docking to a list of other cruel procedures that members are prohibited from performing, including ear-cropping dogs and declawing cats.
Tail docking is the commonly performed procedure of partially amputating an animal's tail. Tail docking of cattle is already outlawed in both California and Rhode Island, is being phased out for dairy ...
Dr. Jonas Watson, owner of the Grant Park Animal Hospital, says most of the time when tail docking occurs there is an infliction of pain to a dog for no clear reason. (Kevin Nepitabo/CBC ...