Paragraph 6

Tail docking—

(i)

in the case of dogs, before their eyes are open;

(ii)

in the case of pigs, before theF1 eighth day of life;

(iii)

in the case of lambs either—

(a)

by the application of a rubber ring or other constricting device before the second week of life; or

(b)

by any other means before the age of three months.

Annotations

F1: Act repealed (prosp.) by Welfare of Animals Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 16), ss. 57(2), 59, Sch. 5 (with ss. 1(2), 52(1), 53, 54) and the repeal being partly in operation, as to which see individual sections