Anti-Docking Alliance (A.D.A.)

Kennel Club and RCVetS Home Page Vet. Robert Wansbrough Study Vet.John Bower Study AWSELVA Animal Welfare Acts UK History of Docking Docked Breeds' List UK 2004 nos. of docked dogs KC registered Photos of Bad Docking Quotes on Docking Pain in Neonates Purchasing Puppies and health Terrier Breed Health Utility/Working Breed Health Pastoral/Toy Breed Health Gundog Breed Health Docking legislation by Country Swedish Pointer Study Danish Docking Survey News - UK News - World Livestock Docking Stress Drug, Travel, Alerts, Advice ADA's Submission to RCVS Neosporosis Caninum Links to Affiliates Mission Statement Legal Notices

The Campaign Against the Docking of Dogs' Tails (and cropping of ears)

	r. Tail-docking (dogs) RCVS Council, June 2007 see this link for code of conduct RCVS - Tail- docking (dogs) The RCVS considers docking of dogs' tails to be an unjustified mutilation Therapeutic docking to treat tail injury or disease is acceptable The Royal College has for many years been firmly opposed to the docking of dogs' tails IMPORTANT 2011 THE BRITISH VETERINARY ASSOCIATION has issued advice for Veterinary Surgeons at http://www.worldvet.org/node/8984 see http://www.bva-awf.org.uk/about/BVA_AWF_Tail_docking_guidance_Nov2011.pdf			Have a non-docked Breed? Don't own a dog? You can still support the ADA You can support our anti-docking campaign worldwide by making sure your politicians know your concerns and alert others to the campaign information on this site. Ask puppy buyers to buy undocked puppies only and from a reputable breeder who screens their breed for appropriate health tests
		The Kennel Club For latest bulletins from Kennel Club see this link:- http://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/item/979 The Kennel Club's advice on docking http://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/item/1659 in part says:- '.........The Kennel Club does not approve of the legislation which has been introduced but it nevertheless has a duty to advise: Societies whose shows the KC, SKC or WKC licenses Exhibitors and Competitors who attend these shows Breeders and Judges on how to proceed so as to avoid putting themselves in danger of acting unlawfully.....' Kennel Club Breed Standards which incorporate all undocked tail standards can be found at this link:=- http://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/item/210 Kennel Club and RCVetS Home Page Vet. Robert Wansbrough Study Vet.John Bower Study AWSELVA Animal Welfare Acts UK History of Docking Docked Breeds' List UK 2004 nos. of docked dogs KC registered Photos of Bad Docking Quotes on Docking Pain in Neonates Purchasing Puppies and health Terrier Breed Health Utility/Working Breed Health Pastoral/Toy Breed Health Gundog Breed Health Docking legislation by Country Swedish Pointer Study Danish Docking Survey News - UK News - World Livestock Docking Stress Drug, Travel, Alerts, Advice ADA's Submission to RCVS Neosporosis Caninum Links to Affiliates Mission Statement Legal Notices

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