johnbhoy 1 Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 can anybody tell me if there is a lot of vets who dock tails in scotland and how much it usually costs atb john Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pigeon640 0 Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 can anybody tell me if there is a lot of vets who dock tails in scotland and how much it usually costs atb john none of them will as its against the law in scotland full stop stupid law imo kirky Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sikastag_1 689 Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 (edited) ...... Edited September 3, 2019 by grant_c Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pigeon640 0 Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 this said i hear there is few vets in england docking if you produce a gun licence or do they have to be born in england for that ??? any info would be good on what is what????? kirky Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scottishlass 57 Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 am sure someone tried taking them over the border got them docked and took them home and still got done for it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
johnbhoy 1 Posted October 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 one of ma friends had a litter of sprockers and docked them. afore he knew it the rspca was at his door. still to go up to court for it. a wouldnt buy a spaniel or a terrier without a docked tail. its a terrible rule Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pigeon640 0 Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 am sure someone tried taking them over the border got them docked and took them home and still got done for it i see i think we should rekindle the fight to dock working dogs on welfare grounds ??? kirky Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jac 12 Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 its all here http://www.cdb.org/awa/index.htm The exemption for working dogs allows a dog that is likely to perform certain specified types of work to have its tail docked by a veterinary surgeon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scottishlass 57 Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 it will come to england the total ban they keep tring out these silly rules up here ,we were first to have the smoking ban Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sikastag_1 689 Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 (edited) ...... Edited September 3, 2019 by grant_c Quote Link to post Share on other sites
littlefish 586 Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 it will come to england the total ban they keep tring out these silly rules up here ,we were first to have the smoking ban But that ban was not a stupid idea. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pigeon640 0 Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 am sure someone tried taking them over the border got them docked and took them home and still got done for it i see i think we should rekindle the fight to dock working dogs on welfare grounds ??? kirky its like everything though mate, once a law is there its harder to reverse, you get all the people moaning about the ban, how many of them sat on there arse while others were marching to protest against a ban then once the ban passed everyone moans like f**k but they thought ah theyll not miss me, when thousands say this to theirself the number gets bigger, same with docking ah all let someone else fight it then it passes and they kick up about that, i can only hope the hunting ban is lifted but i have my doubts, but i think the tail docking law will be lifted at some stage but again for this the people researching undocked dogs getting damaged need to see dogs with damaged tails but again only some people are taking theyre dogs to the vets or sending their pictures to the shooting times or whoever so the damage looks not as bad as everyones making out as theyre hardly seeing dogs with injuries due to an undocked tail everytime an undocked dog has an injury they should be taking pictures of it and sending them to who needs them so the case can be fought, can anybody tell me which (if any) organisation are fighting this law? hi grant on the hunting ban i did march in edinburgh along princess street and was called an inbread etc by many ugly looking antis just to let you know i dont just sit on the fence on these matters kirky Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sikastag_1 689 Posted October 7, 2009 Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 (edited) ...... Edited September 3, 2019 by grant_c Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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