Ontario's proposed ban on unnecessary vet procedures excludes tail docking

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Some animal welfare advocates say they were shocked to see that a ban on tail docking, which was initially included in the Ontario government's proposed changes to the Provincial Animal Welfare Services Act, had been removed without explanation before the legislation was put forward for public consultation. “At no point did they ever indicate that tail docking was likely to be dropped, and we think that a procedure that basically sees puppies as young as a few days old having their tails amputated for appearance purposes is wrong and needs to be included,” said Drew Woodley with the Ontario SPCA.