Two Pittsburgh men were jailed without bail Wednesday on dozens of animal cruelty charges that accused them of cutting off six puppies’ tails at their Hazelwood home, among other abuse. The botched ...

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 ...

If along with a Bill seeking to ban docking of dogs' tails, there were also a Bill seeking to ban all circumcision of male babies, the Jewish community would be up in arms at the prospect of a ...

Edgar Glover is accused of "ear cropping and tail docking" dogs in his garage while unlicensed. Sixteen dogs were rescued from his west Phoenix garage, where they were reportedly surrounded by filth, ...

Docking, or cutting short, the tails of very young dogs was a traditional procedure for some breeds, carried out either for aesthetic purposes or to reduce the likelihood of injuries. In 2007, the ...

Q: Our Rottweiler has a docked tail, as do many dogs in the U.S. While watching a British dog show on television, I noticed that all the show dogs had natural, undocked tails. Why? A: Many countries ...

When did dog tail docking start? The ancient Romans believed that amputation of the tail tip and/or parts of the dog’s tongue could protect it from contracting rabies, which was then rampant all over ...

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Editor’s note: Dr. Lee Pickett has retired, but Creators continues to distribute columns from her archive. This one is from 2022. Q: Our Rottweiler has a docked tail, as do many dogs in the U.S. While ...