Anyone who answers yes to this should have to observe an entire litter undergo this procedure. Only a heart of stone could see this and not change their mind. So to answer the question,NO!

depending on the breed then yes it should.

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The theory went that certain breeds, like gundogs or working stock needed their tails docked to avoid injury whilst working...apparently it dates back to roman times when only working dogs were docked, other dogs with undocked tails were taxed so to avoid taxes they romans cut off their dogs tails too....personally I have two dogs who are both unfortunately docked...they are both rescued spaniels and came to me that way...I did contact a breeder when I was first looking for a spaniel and requested that if I purchased a dog off him I would not want it to be docked as I would have it as a pet and not work it...he basically said I was weird...well I think its weird to cut of a dogs tail for asthetic reasons....leave the bloody things alone...I am so glad it is being banned for non working dogs....and to hell with the kennel club and its snobbery ways...

No , thats so cruel!

No if they are pets, they shouldn't be dockedButCertain type of working dogs are docked to make it less likely for them to hurt themselves and get stuck down holes.I personally before everybody goes off the wall.. would not want a docked dog.

tail docking is very inhumane, they used to dock tails of working dogs to avoid it getting caught on brambles, nowadays it is done purely for the look of a dog, if of course you are going to work a dog then maybe it might be worth speaking to your vet. but if the dog is just a pet then id advise you to leave well alone!

it all depends on the dog if it is a working dog like my English springer spaniel then yes but it is just for fun then no it is no cruel for the tail to be dock as a lot of people say it is. it is more cruel for you to work a dog like mine with a long tail because as they go inti the bush they will rip their tail and this will give then more pain than it been dock long live docking.

OF COURSE!!!If the BREED STANDARD calls for it!Don't let the AR/humaniac/peta-NUTZ try to tell you any different-they don't know what the ***F*** they're spewing!I'm docking *3* of my pups TODAY! My breed calls for a docked tail & I've done DOZENS *&* removed double that number of dew claws! I will NOT stop for some cry-baby KNOW-NOTHING idiots!

This is a controversial question! Breeders believe tails should be docked to maintain the breed standard and stop tail damage, while veterinarians believe that it is a needless act against dogs that genetically designed to have tails. I suppose there is also some irony as breeders will tell you the dogs tails get damaged and therefore should have them removed, while they then breed dogs like pugs that cant breath, Shar peis that have awful skin conditions, Bulldogs that cant give birth by themselves and the list goes on. I believe dogs should have tails to wag to tell you they are happy, tails to tell you they are sad, tails to tell they are scared. I have no doubt other dogs dont need to see a tail to tell what the dog is thinking but humans sure do! A quote from the AVA:' Put simply, tail docking is the needless mutilation of a dog, usually a puppy, and is passionately opposed by most veterinarians in Australia. There is absolutely no scientific basis for continuing with amputation of dogs' tails &endash; indeed there are definite signs that it is cruel and the animals suffer." Hope this helps.

It depends on what their job is.

Why should they be?

if it,s OK to do farm animals it must be ok afterall the poltical boffins know best for us all

No i strongly disagree with tail docking, it wrong and is so cruel.

I think anyone who has their dogs tail docked should have one finger removed from the hand then they would understand the pain their dog is going through.Note to the persons who gave the thumbs down to all NO answers I'll bet a pound to a pinch of salt you are Americans

no i woud not dock my staffy tail no way

Iam please to see such a sensible response the vast majority being against this inhumane uneccessary disfiguration of animals and I include working dogs.There will always be sadists like the man who said he has his dogs ears cut too but obviously the majority here have respect and affection for their animals.