Animal Rights & Wrongs

Category: Animal Welfare Act 2006

  • Is Ear Cropping & Tail Docking Illegal or Not in the UK?

    Is Ear Cropping & Tail Docking Illegal or Not in the UK?

    With so many people now parading their cropped and docked dogs around the streets, it is difficult to believe that ear cropping is banned in the U.K. It has been illegal for well over the lifespan of any dog born in the U.K. since the Animal Welfare Act 2006 came into force so realistically every…

  • Goldfish eating, social media and Neknominate

    Goldfish eating, social media and Neknominate

    The recent prosecution by the RSPCA of Josh Coles for eating a goldfish that he had just won at a fairground in Stafford caused a stir on social media and revulsion in many people, but there are those that see it as just a bit of harmless fun. Josh Coles pleaded guilty and received a…