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Originally Posted by chachi   The breeders and pet owners are the ones that want docking to continue of course their arent any studies in favor of it they just have to go by personal experiences. The studies sited are from animal right groups anyway of course they are going to be slanted against docking |
Now I WILL take issue with this... Those studies cited are from peer reviewed journals and written by veterinarians at research institutions. They are NOT written by animal rights groups. And the articles cited DO weigh the pros and cons of tail docking--they are not one-sided rants. The fact that there are very few research articles pointing to the advantages of tail docking speaks to the fact that there is very little evidence to support it, certainly not a preponderance of evidence. If tail docking had miraculous health benefits, the veterinary researchers would be the first the write about it I assure you.