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By Selena Masson

Wednesday, 16 September 2009

BASC Scotland, the Scottish Gamekeepers Association and the Scottish Countryside Alliance are conducting follow-up research into the way in which the banning of tail docking in Scotland has affected the shooting community.

Consultant Airlie Bruce Jones has been tasked with collating evidence on the ban’s effects. He said: “I would like to hear from keepers in Scotland who have stopped breeding their spaniels and are now sourcing their working dogs from England, Wales or Ireland.”

Email Mr Bruce Jones at airlie@abjcon.co.uk.

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Comments

Chris Forster

Fri, 25th Sep 2009 11:48:49

It is a sad day down here in South Africa that the Scottish Spaniel owners will I am sure feel sympathy for. SA has banned the docking of all dogs tails despite strong representations from shooting organisations here that the gundog breeds should be exempt. The end result is that our springers will have tails and this idiocy is nothing short of cruelty! Having had two springers in the UK with tails, and the vet bills to keep patching them up after a days shooting or beating to go with it. The UK I assue you, has nothing in terms of the thorns, spikes and general tail attacking equipment that the African bush has in great abundance. The damage that is going to come to the dogs tails here does not really bear thinking about. I hope one day that the bureaucrats that brought this in should one day run through the bush here having to wave their arms around the same way a springer does his tail and feel forthemselves what they have done! With sympathy for South Africa

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