Rural Scotland - Working Together to Make the Suffering of Tail Injuries Stop

We are petitioning the Scottish Parliament to change the

law to permit prophylactic tail shortening of working dogs

to prevent the suffering that Matty and many other

dogs have experienced.

YOU can help by signing the petition below:

I, the under named, support the petition by James Scott, on behalf of the British Association

for Shooting and Conservation, the Scottish Countryside Alliance, the Scottish Gamekeepers Association and the Scottish Rural Property and Business Association, calling on the Scottish Parliament to amend The Prohibited Procedures on Protected Animals (Exemptions) (Scotland)

Regulations 2007 to allow prophylactic tail docking of working dogs under tightly specified circumstances.

(fields marked with * are required)

* First Name
* Last Name
Email
*Where do you live?  Scotland Rest of UK Other
*Do you have a working dog?	Yes
	No
Is it a breed that would have been docked before the ban?	Yes
	No
Is your dog:	Docked?
	Undocked?
* What is your postcode? (This allows us to check for duplicate signatures).

This petition has been created on behalf of the organisations whose logos appear at the top of this page.

By signing this petition you agree that these organisations may use your details solely to lobby the Scottish Parliament to

change the law to allow tail docking of working dogs in Scotland. If you have indicated that you are willing to share

information on injuries with us, we will contact you by email for further information.

For more information about the organisations involved, please click on one of the following links:

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation

Scottish Countryside Alliance

Scottish Gamekeepers Association

Scottish Rural Property and Business Association