Ear and tail docking involve surgically removing part of a dog’s ears or tail. This practice, which has been around for centuries, originally aimed to prevent injuries in hunting and working dogs.

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White dog on a lead and sat on grass as it looks up towards the camera A deaf dog whose ears were cropped and was found chained in a yard is learning sign language in a bid to help her be rehomed.

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The dog died at the scene. The officer was treated by fire rescue for some minor abrasions to his hand. 7News cameras captured a heavy police presence near the home in question just after 11:30 p ...

A deaf dog whose ears were cropped and was found chained in a yard is learning sign language to help her be rehomed. Polo, a five-year-old crossbreed, who is being cared for at the RSPCA centre in ...

A deaf dog whose ears were cropped and was found chained in a yard is learning sign language in a bid to help her be rehomed. Polo, who is a five-year-old crossbreed, is missing the tips of her ...

A dog clamped its jaw around a young girl's arm and treated her like a "chew toy", a court has heard. The victim has been left with scarring and nerve damage to her arm and with a fear of all dogs ...

today announced that its veterinary partner Vetbiolix reported positive final results from the osteoarthritis multicenter clinical study in dogs treated with Piclidenoson. Vetbiolix, Can-Fite’s ...

today announced that its veterinary partner Vetbiolix reported positive final results from the osteoarthritis multicenter clinical study in dogs treated with Piclidenoson. Vetbiolix, ...