Guest k9wpg Posted January 13, 2008 Report Share Posted January 13, 2008 A Dumfriesshire farmer has been prosecuted for illegally docking a dog's tail. Michael Fletcher was fined £135 in December for removing a Jack Russell puppy's tail with a budizzo - a device used for castrating bull calves and lambs. This is the first such prosecution under the 2006 Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waz77 15 Posted January 13, 2008 Report Share Posted January 13, 2008 I heard a woman got a 2month jail sentence for docking a full litter in England,dont know how true it is but if its right the law sucks!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ANGUS 0 Posted January 13, 2008 Report Share Posted January 13, 2008 WHATS THIS WORLD COMEING TOO????? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrea 2 Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 I heard a woman got a 2month jail sentence for docking a full litter in England,dont know how true it is but if its right the law sucks!!! This is true, a lady living in a high rise flat was convicted of illegally docking the tails of a litter of pups, with a pair of scissors, and in the process, made a right mess of the job. These pup's where not bred as working pup's, the docking was for purely cosmetic reasons, and living in a council flat she was not permitted to keep dogs in the first place. i agree with this particular case, since it's cosmetically docking which has been the biggest factor in banning tail docking, plus IMPO, if your going to bring a litter into the world, there are some things that only should be carried out by professionals, which she wasn't Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest bullterrier Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 i know people that still dock tails but they now the risk there taking a prosecution was going to happen sooner or later. .john Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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