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Tail Docking (PE1196 and PE1230)

Tuesday 12 January 2010 Public Petitions Committee Petitions 4 contributions · 2 speakers

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Frank McAveety Lab The Convener · Glasgow Shettleston
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The next two petitions, PE1196 and PE1230, are also grouped together. PE1196, by Michael Brander, calls on the Parliament to urge the Government to allow the tails of working dogs to be docked. PE1230, by Dr Colin Shedden, 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, calls for prophylactic tail docking of working dogs to be allowed under tightly specified circumstances—that sounds painful enough already.Do committee members have any comments on the petitions?

Nanette Milne Con North East Scotland
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We have been waiting for the publication of research that the University of Bristol is doing. As that is not yet forthcoming, there is not much that we can do now except suspend our consideration of the petitions again. However, perhaps we could write to the university asking for the likely timescale for publication. The research has been going on for a wee while now.

Frank McAveety Lab The Convener · Glasgow Shettleston
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I am happy to do that. We will suspend consideration of the petitions but will find out that further information.

Members indicated agreement.

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