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Letters & Notices anywhere else he fancies. This has never been reported to any ‘authority’, but blood over parts of my house and car were not welcome. Moreover, what I found fascinating was the number of young vets who asked me ‘was he “done”?’ – apparently castration, another mutilation, is more acceptable – why? Perhaps people in both Scotland and Ireland are much nearer to farm practices than England and given the large number of lambs docked and castrated every year perhaps view this matter more pragmatically than those down south? David N. Logue, 8 Racecourse View, Ayr KA7 2TU e-mail: [email protected] doi: 10.1136/vr.j3002
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Scottish government and tail docking of working dogs At the risk of appearing a Luddite and undoubtedly about to raise dissent in these columns, I feel there are much bigger welfare matters for ‘small animals’ than tail docking that the BVA has also raised, for example, general care, breeding and fireworks, never mind some farm animal issues much nearer to my heart. Some two years ago I ‘rescued’ a nine-month-old English springer spaniel, he is not a gun dog, but is boisterous and has succeeded in cutting the end of his tail (entire) twice diving through undergrowth and June 24, 2017 | Veterinary Record | 617
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Scottish government and tail docking of working dogs Veterinary Record 2017 180: 617
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Letters & Notices anywhere else he fancies. This has never been reported to any ‘authority’, but blood over parts of my house and car were not welcome. Moreover, what I found fascinating was the number of young vets who asked me ‘was he “done”?’ – apparently castration, another mutilation, is more acceptable – why? Perhaps people in both Scotland and Ireland are much nearer to farm practices than England and given the large number of lambs docked and castrated every year perhaps view this matter more pragmatically than those down south? David N. Logue, 8 Racecourse View, Ayr KA7 2TU e-mail: [email protected] doi: 10.1136/vr.j3002
tail docking
Scottish government and tail docking of working dogs At the risk of appearing a Luddite and undoubtedly about to raise dissent in these columns, I feel there are much bigger welfare matters for ‘small animals’ than tail docking that the BVA has also raised, for example, general care, breeding and fireworks, never mind some farm animal issues much nearer to my heart. Some two years ago I ‘rescued’ a nine-month-old English springer spaniel, he is not a gun dog, but is boisterous and has succeeded in cutting the end of his tail (entire) twice diving through undergrowth and June 24, 2017 | Veterinary Record | 617
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Scottish government and tail docking of working dogs Veterinary Record 2017 180: 617
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