Dogs Should have tails

Have you ever looked at the Animal Welfare Bill - Should we let dogs have tails! As a Veterinary Nurse - I say Yes!

Animal Welfare (Restriction on Docking Dogs’ Tails) Bill
The Council of the New Zealand Veterinary Nursing Association has been asked to give their support to the New Zealand Veterinary Association in respect of the Tail Wagging Bill. We are strongly supportive of this issue.
As you are aware, the issue of tail docking has, for some time, been a contentious one. For any veterinary nurse who has been involved in this procedure, it can be said that it inflicts unnecessary pain on pups.
NZVA has now given their strong support to the Animal Welfare (Restriction on Docking of Dogs Tails) Bill and Virginia Williams, the animal welfare spokesman, has said that “NZVA opposes surgical alteration to the natural state of animals except in the interests of the animals themselves”.
NZVA are showing their support of the Bill by issuing material to veterinary practices in New Zealand to enable clients to record their support of the Tail Wagging Bill. As veterinary nurses we are in a position to pass on qualified information to our clients in support of the NZVA position, and we would recommend that you voice your support of the Bill. If you need any further information, NZVA have now put this on their website. Please feel free to read through all the information to enable you to be fully conversant. (This can be found at http://www.vets.org.nz/News/Issues/TailDock/taildocking.htm)
Details on how to make individual submissions on the Bill can be found at http://www.clerk.parliament.govt.nz/Programme/Committees/Submissions/gadocking.htm for veterinary nurses who wish to make own submissions to the Select Committee.
We thank you for your support.