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We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to ban the practice of docking tails of dogs, even and especially if they have been traditionally docked, and to end all similar forms of mutilation to dogs. More details
Submitted by Stephen Barnes of BT – Deadline to sign up by: 07 May 2007 – Signatures: 209
Petition update, 29 June 2007
You recently signed a petition asking the Prime Minister to "ban the practice of docking tails of dogs, even and especially if they have been traditionally docked, and to end all similar forms of mutilation to dogs."The Prime Minister's Office has responded to that petition and you can view it here:
http://www.pm.gov.uk/output/Page12187.asp
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More details from petition creator
Some breeds traditionally have had their tails docked while they are young. Supporters claim that it isn't painful, and necessary for the breed. However, it is clearly painful to the puppy, and is purely a cosmetic exercise for the vanity of pwners.
Current signatories
Stephen Barnes, the Petition Creator, joined by:
- Julie McDonnell
- Toby Bean
- Toby Bean
- J Preston
- Owen Blacker
- Claire Best
- elizabeth Mahoney
- Diana Donald
- Keith Scott
- Frank Boggis
- David James Heath
- Trevor Pearson
- Sue Rose
- Kairen Davies
- Judith Tyrrell
- Beth Lucas
- Helen Bennett
- Ellen Somerwill
- michael colley
- Samantha Harland
- Vanessa Trentham
- Katie Piggott
- J Fretwell
- Len Pegler-Vincent
- Claire Mendelsohn
- Frederic Stansfield
- G Hunter
- Amber Smaldon
- Jo Wilson
- Carla St Clair
- Rachel Everest
- Graham Everest
- alison montgomery
- Nefra Germain
- Sharon Stevens
- zack jamil
- Clarence Loong
- Julia Wheeler
- Beryl Scott
- Dr Thomas Pritchard
- Claire BUrt
- Jane Lindley
- Kathryn Lees
- C. T .Colchester-Cook
- Graham James Robinson
- Michelle Hill
- Sheelagh Penman
- Deana Baxter
- Lisa Killington
- victoria powell
- Linda Kelly
- Derek Baulcomb
- Victoria Prophet
- lorraine kelly
- Margaret King
- Isobel Cogley
- Roslyn Lamb
- Anne Thompson
- Floyd Foreman
- Vida Roa
- Rachel Joseph
- Patricia Sant
- Miwa Kunz
- Chetna Pittea
- Nicola Bird
- Andrew Middleton
- Ingrid Korsan
- carrieanne
- Grace Penlain
- jayne turner
- Vicki Milburn
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- Daniel S.J.Strettle
- Kerry Duggan
- Helen Stevens
- Cat Smith
- Kevin Richardson
- Joanne Royston
- Judith Swain
- Jennifer Williams
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- Mary Alice Pollard
- Christpher Charles Pollard, Singer/Songwriter & Author
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- Tracey Douglass
- Margaret Gibbins
- Jen Walsh
- Steve Jones
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