Ear and tail docking involve surgically removing part of a dog’s ears or tail. This practice, which has been around for centuries, originally aimed to prevent injuries in hunting and working dogs.

Editor’s note: Dr. Lee Pickett has retired, but Creators continues to distribute columns from her archive. This one is from 2022. Q: Our Rottweiler has a docked tail, as do many dogs in the U.S. While ...

Anheuser-Busch will no longer cut the tails off their iconic Clydesdale horses after facing pressure from animal rights activists. The company announced Wednesday it is ending a practice known as tail ...

The brewing company came under fire from PETA over the practice earlier this year. The procedure, known as tail docking, has been denounced by multiple veterinary organizations and is banned in ...

Animal rights activists are celebrating an announcement from Anheuser-Busch that says it has discontinued equine tail docking. The beer company, known for its famous Clydesdales, said it stopped the ...