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You really can't understand why people are opposed?

I'm sure you know that many veterinarians oppose this procedure, presumably vets are people who have witnessed or performed tail dockings.

The simple fact is that practices change. "Culling" used to mean the breeder killed any puppies that were clearly not going to make standard. There was a highly controversial documentary that aired in the UK (you probably know which one I'm talking about) which showed a breeder complaining about the fact that vets would no longer "cull" for her - she was forced to kill her sub-standard pups herself. I imagine most of us would be horrified by this know (at least, I hope people are), but fifty years ago, it was taken for granted.

Just to be clear, I'm not saying people MUST agree with me, but surely you can see where the opposing side is coming from.