“People don’t want undocked Rottweilers” – Claims Breeder, Fined in Test Case
Published on June 11, 2008 by Freelance Contributors · 1 CommentA Welsh dog breeder has lost a test case, brought by a local council having traveled out of the UK in order to have a litter of Rottweiler puppy’s tails docked.
Caroline Terry advertised the dogs as docked and was later prosecuted by Pembrokeshire Council in order to clarify the tail docking law already in place.
Terry revealed that taking dogs abroad to be docked was a common practice amongst breeders. She went on to say:
“If you look on the internet there are thousands and thousands of unwanted puppies, people don’t want undocked Rottweilers”
People are still going to Ireland – they saying they are born and weaned in Ireland but how are you going to prove that?
It’s not as if I did it myself – I took them to a professional vet. It is not a very painful procedure.”
Magistrates were told that the breeder had advertised the pups for sale at £500 each.
Her lawyer told the court that because the puppies were taken to be docked in the Rep of Ireland that this was not illegal.
Magstrates found against her, ruling that this was a breach of the law.The council’s animal welfare manager Nigel Watts:
“The court’s decision indicates it is not an option to take any breed of dog abroad for tail-docking for cosmetic purposes.”
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Good result!
The Scottish parliament has a clause in it’s animal welfare act that dog breeders cannot take their dogs from Scotland and to another country where tail docking is not outlawed to get their tails docked and then bring them back to Scotland.
This result is the equivalent of that, well done Pembrokeshire Council for enforcing the law against this breeder.
If only more councils would act like this.