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Title
Tail docking in dogs - time for action.
Abstract
The author reflects on the issue of prohibition of tail docking with the policy of European and world veterinary associations (FVE and WSAVA). He mentions that tail docking procedure causes pain, confers no medical benefit to the individual animal, and carries a high risk of post-operative infection. He suggests that dew-claw removal and ear-cropping in dogs and declawing in cats should also be specifically prohibited.