Αρχική Δεσποζόμενα και αδέσποτα ζώα συντροφιάςΆρθρο 16 Κακοποίηση των ζώωνΣχόλιο του χρήστη Δεκαριστου Μαρια | 11 Απριλίου 2011, 12:15
  • Σχόλιο του χρήστη 'Δεκαριστου Μαρια' | 11 Απριλίου 2011, 12:15

    South African Veterinary Council Tail docking, even if performed with local anaesthesia, causes pain and stress to young puppies. The cut goes through skin, muscles, nerves, blood vessels, bone and cartilage (soft bone). It is possible that they never forget this experience. Recent research in pain management indicates clearly that puppies, even at a few days of age, have a fully developed nervous system and a well-developed sense of pain. Sometimes, tail docking results in serious complications such as bleeding, infection and even the death of the puppy. If the docking is done poorly, there could be physical complications like problems with urinating and defaecating and nerve damage that causes pain later as the puppy grows up. There can also be complications later in life such as neuroma formation. Bleeding during tail docking can be severe and puppies can die as a result. Apart from the trauma when the tail is docked, dogs that have short tails encounter problems when meeting people or other dogs since they cannot use their tails to communicate and can also struggle to balance. Dogs with long tails can communicate better, so they get involved in fewer fights with other dogs and are also less likely to bite people. If dogs of breeds that are customarily docked are left with intact tails, they are not more likely to get tail injuries than dogs of other breeds. If a procedure that causes pain has no immediate or future benefit for the animal and may lead to complications, it is unnecessary and should not be performed.