my brothers jack russell is having pups towards the end of august, is there anywhere he can have the tails doc

Question

docked or is it illegal all over, if not illegal where do we go for his to be done correctly as our vets dont do it.
Thankyou

Answer 1

A vet will do it both their tails and dewclaws. This must be done when the pups are 2 to 3 days old. After that it will be an amputation. Hope all goes well. All the best;~}

Answer 2

It is not technically illegal but it is a surgical proceedure and thus under the Veterinary surgeons act only vets can do it, and no vet should do it as it is a purely cosmetic proceedure and thus concidered an unethical mutilation. Any vet who carrys out tail docking with out a medical reason is at risk of being struck off. I would advise you to leave their tails alone they look so much better with tails.

Answer 3

It is illegal unless you can prove that they will be working dogs so any vet who did do it would be in breach of the royal college and could lose their licence to practice. So if you want to carry on looking for a surgeon who is willing to take that risk then good luck to you. Incidently, why do you want to put the pups through the risks of anaesthetic and infection?

Answer 4

One of our locail vet's was taken to court and find for docking dogs tails, more vets should suffer the same as this barbaric pratice should be stamped out.

Answer 5

Talk to other jack russell breeders, they should be able to recommend a good vet. If there are no JR breeders in your area, try one of the other docked breeds.

Answer 6

If you are in UK, please see current laws below. . .
England
1. The current law is set out in section 6 of the Animal Welfare Act 2006, and in the Docking of Working Dogs' Tails (England) Regulations 2007 (SI 2007/1120).

2. In brief, the Act makes it an offence to remove the whole of part of a dog's tail other than for the purpose of medical treatment, subject to the exemption for docking the tails of certain working dogs. In particular, the legislation states:

a. that any veterinary surgeon who docks a tail must certify that s/he has seen specified evidence that the dog is likely to work in specified areas;

b. the dog must be no older than five days and will need to be microchipped;

c. the types of dog that may be docked; and

d. the types of evidence which the veterinary surgeon will need to see.

3. Veterinary surgeons practising in England should also be aware of the provisions which apply in other parts of the United Kingdom, as they might be asked to undertake docking that could be illegal in the client's normal country of residence.

Wales
4. The current law is set out in section 6 of the Animal Welfare Act 2006, and in the Docking of Working Dogs' Tails (Wales) Regulations 2007 (SI 2007/1028 (W.95)). The regulations are similar to those which apply in England but not identical. In particular:

a. the types of dog which may be docked are more narrowly defined;

b. the certificate which must be completed by both veterinary surgeon and client requires the client to specify the breed of the dog and its dam, and the veterinary surgeon must be satisfied that the dog and its dam are of the stated type;

c. the certificate must specify the purpose for which the dog is likely to be used and confirm that evidence relevant to the particular case has been produced.

5. Veterinary surgeons practising in Wales should also be aware of the provisions which apply in other parts of the United Kingdom, as they might be asked to undertake docking that could be illegal in the client's normal country of residence.

Scotland
6. The current law is set out in section 20 of the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006. This prohibits the mutilation of animals, apart from procedures specified in regulations, and the regulations which have been made do not include an exemption for non-therapeutic tail- docking of dogs. It will also be an offence to take a dog from Scotland for the purpose of having its tail docked.

PLEASE DO NOT DO IT YOURSELF. It is a veterinary procedure and should be treated as such. There really should be no need to dock these dogs. Ask your brother to think again.

Answer 7

that's too previous due, confident, and somewhat no longer needed. 3 of my 5 canines had their tails intact, and have been in simple terms wonderful. i think of leaving issues organic is acceptable. My modern-day 2 already got here to us whilst they have been 4 months and a pair of years previous with docked tails, so we did no longer have a decision there. via ways, maximum folk do no longer do it themselves. they have a vet do it. yet there are some idiots who have no thought what they are doing and do some harm.

Answer 8

He just needs to call around to the other vets in the area and see who will do it. It should be done by day 3. The vets in our area charge $5 each dog to do tails and dew claws.

Answer 9

no its not illegal some people may think it is mean and wrong but i really do not think it is the puppies wont even remeber what happend in like 3 days after it happend any way so dont worry it is not going to hurt them . you may want to go around and find a breeder who has dogs that there tails are docked like maybe another jack russel breeder or any other dogs who have there tail docked according to breed . i have no idea if vets dock tails or not but you may want to call and ask your local vet if the do or not some may and some may not . my grandpa docks his own tails for his puppies he is a breeder but he is in ohio so you may not be any were close . but im sure it wont be hard to find some one who does. oh and please remeber do it in like the first two weeks when there born

Answer 10

Why would you want to!!!! I have a Jack Russell and her tail is not docked.....she is constantly wagging her tail and it's so cute. People always stop and say how nice it is to see her wagging her tail and looking happy all the time.

I would never dock a dog's tail.