Blackbriar 8,569 Posted May 3, 2013 Report Share Posted May 3, 2013 (edited) My wife got her new pup the other day - a JRT cross she's named Charlie- which turned out to have been bred in Ireland. Anyhow,she took him to the vet today for his 1st jab and the vet went off on one - asking who docked his tail (done in Ireland), have we got a certificate and all that.She said if the police or ArsePCA stopped us and we couldn't produce a docking certificate, we could be prosecuted ! She went banging on for 10 minutes or more ! I'm not worried, but Mrs.Briar was very upset by the prospect of possibly losing one of her beloved little dogs. To cut to the chase, where do we stand on this? If it's relevant Charlie is a pet, not a worker. Your advice is appreciated, fellas ! Edited May 3, 2013 by Blackbriar Quote Link to post Share on other sites
walshie 2,804 Posted May 3, 2013 Report Share Posted May 3, 2013 IMO As long as you can prove it was bred in Ireland I don't think there would be a problem as the law only applies to England and Wales. http://www.basc.org.uk/en/departments/gundogs/tail-docking/england.cfm Anyway, who exactly is likely to ask you? Our Ridgeback only has half a tail as it was broken and infected when she was a puppy, so it looks like Weimeraner's tails used to look. No-one has ever asked. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nans pat 2,575 Posted May 3, 2013 Report Share Posted May 3, 2013 Write a bill of sale out from paddy murphy put a mad adress in the top corner in the west coast of lreland thats were you got your pup they wont be able to trace any body here every body s mad here lol 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blackbriar 8,569 Posted May 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2013 @Walshie - I have to say that was my initial reaction. Surely the police don't give a flying f*** who docked our dog's tail (and ArsePCA are too busy pursuing pointless, expensive lawsuits anyway.) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RubyTex 1,957 Posted May 3, 2013 Report Share Posted May 3, 2013 I got the same when i first took mine to the vets for her vaccinations, the vet was told to mind her own business. I've since used two other vet practices, had her looked over by a dog clinic at a show and her tail wasn't even mentioned If anyone does ask, she came from abroad Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dytkos 18,005 Posted May 4, 2013 Report Share Posted May 4, 2013 Bought it off a traveller Cheers, D. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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