Clause 5 - Mutilation
Animal Welfare Bill
4:15 pm
Joan Humble (Blackpool North and Fleetwood, Labour)
With this it will be convenient to discuss the following amendments: No. 152, in clause 5, page 3, line 22, at end insert
'; but the docking of the tail of a dog may be so specified only in respect of circumstances where a veterinary surgeon certifies that the procedure is necessary in the therapeutic interests of that dog.'.
No. 7, in clause 5, page 3, line 25, at end add—
'(6) Regulations made under subsection (4) shall not include the amputation of any part of a dog's tail except for the purpose of treating existing injury or disease.'.
No. 163, in clause 5, page 3, line 25, at end add—
'(6) In subsection (4) ''docking of the tail of a dog'' means the deliberate removal of any part of the tail of a dog if the removal is carried out
(a) by a veterinary surgeon; and
(b) on a dog which is less than 10 days old.'.