Animal rights activists are celebrating an announcement from Anheuser-Busch that says it has discontinued equine tail docking. The beer company, known for its famous Clydesdales, said it stopped the ...

Canada’s province of Quebec recently passed an animal welfare and safety act that will ban some cosmetic surgeries on dogs and cats. Effective Feb. 10, 2024, non-essential cosmetic procedures — ...

Scottish sheep farmers weigh up Numnuts and ClipFitter as welfare rules tighten. Discover how these methods fit future regulations.

Defra, and the Welsh and Scottish governments and Northern Ireland Executive have published proposals to reform the rules for ...

The issue now is over the length of the tail remaining after docking. In the past decade some breeders started cutting tails closer to the quick, possibly in response to judges who found the shorter ...