At one time, dogs weren’t pets. Instead, they had jobs and consequently had a docked tail. Dogs worked on farms and in the military and helped with hunting, fighting, ratting, and baiting. That’s not ...

Anheuser-Busch will no longer cut the tails off their iconic Clydesdale horses after facing pressure from animal rights activists. The company announced Wednesday it is ending a practice known as tail ...

Farmers have raised concerns about the potential impact of proposed changes to lamb tail docking following a UK-wide consultation on the practice. Currently many lambs have their tails docked when ...

Ear and tail docking involve surgically removing part of a dog’s ears or tail. This practice, which has been around for centuries, originally aimed to prevent injuries in hunting and working dogs.

On July 23, the National Milk Producers Federation Board of Directors approved a resolution opposing tail docking of dairy cows in their industry guidelines, recommending the practice be phased out by ...