A number of my constituents have expressed to me the view that to take away a dog’s tail is to mutilate that animal, as that is like taking away its smile. That view was impressed on me particularly by the owner of a Great Dane-mastiff cross, which I was summoned to see. Many people feel strongly about the matter and I urge my right hon. Friend to consider it again.
Animal Welfare Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Emily Thornberry
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 10 January 2006.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Animal Welfare Bill.
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