Animal Welfare Bill

It may help if I quote from the letter dated 9 March that I received from Assistant Chief Constable Peter Vaughan, who said: "““Twenty working dogs have had to have their tails docked as a result of injury in the last two years.””" He goes on to say: "““Experience over many years of working with police dogs has shown us that certain dog types, performing certain roles; usually a search function where dogs are often required to work in difficult terrain and confined spaces are susceptible to causing injury to their tails. Any docking of new puppies is restricted to such dog types and conducted in order to minimise the risk of such injury, which can be particularly distressing and require a protracted period of recuperation.””" I cannot do any more than quote from a third party.