Thread: Review of the Animal Welfare Act regarding Tail Docking

currently the law only allows the docking of nzkc registered dogs............ how long before that is tested in a court of law.

if the law changes to only allow docking on working grounds, much like the uk, then any spaniel with 'CH' in the pedigree needs to be seperated as such.
the uk vets require written proof the dog is going to be worked before docking and provide paperwork for registration of pups, our own nzkc have already started down this route with the new rules for docking.
with the move to accreditted breeding schemes the breed averages for health testing spaniels also means a new registry is needed, as they are not the same breed.