Tail docking and ear cropping in dogs: a short review of laws and welfare aspects in the Europe and Turkey

Ear cropping and tail docking in domestic dogs are complex issues involving economic, aesthetic, welfare and moral considerations. The protagonists of tail docking claim that tails have to be docked in order to prevent tail-tip injuries of working dogs in particular hunting dogs in the world and tai...

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Main Authors: Cagri Caglar Sinmez, Ali Yigit, Gokhan Aslim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-07-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1828051X.2017.1291284