A certain internet celebrity corgi who did not cut off his tail
Our common corgi, teddy and other dogs are short tails. This is not actually innate, but the tail is shortened by surgery. The practice came from abroad, for various reasons, at least as far back as the days of ancient Rome and Greece, when the broken tail existed.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="2" > introduction to tail-cutting surgery</h1>
In today's world, there are no less than 70 breeds of dogs that will be cut off by owners or dog dealers to meet the "breed standard". This procedure is performed when the dog is 2-5 days old and is performed using one of two methods. Neither method requires anesthesia, and the pups are too small to be anesthetized and can be dangerous.
One way is to use sharp scissors to remove part of the tail. Although fast, the process cuts a large amount of tissue, bone, cartilage, and nerves, including seven highly sensitive nerves.
Another method is to keep the blood at the tail end from circulating. Wrap a rubber band tightly around your tail. After a while, the tight part fell off on its own.
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Checking why foreigners cut off dogs' tails found countless reasons. Some are very unreliable, for example, the ancient Romans believed that rabies could be prevented by cutting off the tail or part of the tongue...
Historically, the most common cause of a broken tail was to prevent injuries to working dogs. Breaking the tail of a hunting dog, such as a Doberman, to prevent the dog from being cut when wagging its tail in the bushes, and cutting off the tail of a sheep and cattle dog to prevent it from being trampled by livestock, it seems that for working dogs, a broken tail seems to be a precautionary measure.
Today, almost all the behavior of cutting off the tail is for the sake of "aesthetics", the tail is cut off in order to achieve a specific appearance. Some countries and regions now have laws prohibiting tail breaking unless it is medically necessary. In the UK, for example, tail breaks were initially carried out primarily by dog breeders. In 1991, the UK government amended the Veterinary Act to prohibit non-specialists from performing tail-cutting surgery on dogs from 1 July 1993. By law, only veterinarians are allowed to break the tail.
However, veterinarians were so reluctant to take on the job that, after the law was passed, the Council of the Royal Veterinary College ruled that tail breaks were unethical "except for therapeutic or acceptable precautionary reasons". Veterinarians who arbitrarily cut off dogs' tails risk disciplinary action, can be removed from the occupational register, face fines of up to £20,000 and imprisonment of up to 51 weeks.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="33" > what you should know if you consider tail breakage</h1>
It will hurt. This is a cut done without anesthesia, or the tail is slowly dead using a tightening method. Puppies scream during cutting and subsequent stitching.
Some proponents of a broken tail say, "Puppies don't feel pain because the puppy's nervous system is not fully developed at birth." This is medically wrong, puppies have a well-functioning nervous system.
In addition to surgery, the suture and recovery process can also cause complications. Includes excessive bleeding, infection, and necrosis. Be sure to think about it before cutting off your dog's tail. What are the benefits of a broken tail? The risks far outweigh the benefits. In fact, your dog doesn't have to go to work, and there's no benefit to breaking the tail.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" Data-track="34" > is it cruel to break the tail? </h1>
For most of life's questions, it's hard to have a clear answer. But the matter of breaking the tail is really cruel to the dog. It's not just the physical cruelty of not taking anesthesia to do surgery, the tail is part of the dog's language, which the dog uses to communicate. The tail conveys fear, friendliness, and other emotions. Severed tail dogs are at a disadvantage when it comes to communicating with other dogs.
In short, the broken tail is an outdated foreign custom, used to meet certain appearance standards, really unnecessary.
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