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By Emma Fendrick Tail docking is a total or partial amputation of a dog’s tail. It is illegal in areas such as England and Australia, however in the United States the legality of tail docking becomes unclear. This procedure is legal for veterinarians to perform if they have the proper license to do so. However, in many cases dog breeders are taking it upon themselves to do the procedure themselves. I will be discussing the tail docking procedure, risk factors of docking a dog’s tail and also why as a society we dock dogs’ tails. Tail docking is animal abuse and should stop being a common practice.
by Margaret Waters One of the green sea turtles living at the Minnesota Zoo Photo by Bryan Wilkins In the Minnesota Zoo's Discovery Bay and Tropical Reef center, three sea turtles swim lazily about next to tropical fish, white-tip reef sharks, and a green moray eel. Two are green sea turtles, while the third is a Kemps-Ridley sea turtle named Mardi. All three were once wild sea turtles, with the same story: they collided with boats while swimming.
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