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Take Action: Stop Unnecessary Bovine Tail Docking!
Stop this unnecessary and painful practice from continuing on America's farms.
Goal: 15,000
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Progress: 13,342
Sponsored by: The Animal Rescue Site
For the livestock destined for slaughterhouses in America, aren't short lifespan and often horrendous living conditions enough? For many farm owners, it's not — and they take the cruelty even further by docking the poor animals' tails.
Some producers dock animals tails because when they are closely confined they tend to step on each others' tails. But livestock shouldn't be closely confined in the first place — so tail docking makes it easier for these farmers to practice inhumane methods.
Tail docking causes extreme pain for the animal, results in lifelong discomfort and often, infection. There is no scientific basis for this practice.
H.B. 1697, if passed, would ban the method of tail docking completely. Sign in support of eradicating this painful and unnecessary practice.
Dear Representative Robert Rita:
I am very upset to learn about bovine tail docking practices taking place on farms across America. As experts in bovine science, farmers have a responsibility to the welfare of the animals they own — and through this inhumane practice farmers are continuing to shirk that responsibility.
Tail docking is a common practice in the livestock industry as it can allow more animals to one enclosure and stop them from stepping on each others' tails. However, tail docking causes major health defects that can cause extreme pain and discomfort and lead to infection.
In the livestock world, it's profit over humanity. But that's simply not fair to the animals.
Please continue to fight for farm animals by seeing that this bill is passed into law.
Sincerely,
Petition Signatures
May 14, 2013
Debbie Jensen
May 14, 2013
Judy Talley
May 14, 2013
Felicia Crisp
Barbaric practice that needs to stop now.
May 14, 2013
Eva Valle
May 14, 2013
Tracey Crans
May 13, 2013
Briana Camp
May 13, 2013
Georgia Benyk
May 13, 2013
Megan Campesi
I haven't been aware of tail docking, but I'm very glad it was brought to my attention through petitions like these. Farmers are supposed to care for their animals and place their welfare above petty profits. This is shameful; cattle are getting ill.
May 13, 2013
Laurice helmer
May 13, 2013
laura barberi
May 13, 2013
Rhonda Sears
May 12, 2013
Alison Hawkins
May 12, 2013
Stefani Nobile
May 12, 2013
Valerie Baugher
May 12, 2013
Kevin Kenger
May 12, 2013
Debi Lynn
They use that tail to shoo flies away.
May 12, 2013
Nicole Matier
May 12, 2013
Vickie McClintock
May 12, 2013
Jaine Collins
To the people who participate in this practice....how would you like your 'tail' docked? Stop this practice now!!! Please!!!
May 11, 2013
Patty McCollim
Zero integrity and zero compassion is NOT TOLERATED.
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." -Dr. Martin Luther King
May 11, 2013
Natalie Beens
May 11, 2013
Kirsty Bingham
May 11, 2013
merrill kramer
May 11, 2013
christine oueslati
May 11, 2013
Caroline Murphy
May 11, 2013
(Name not displayed)
May 10, 2013
(Name not displayed)
May 10, 2013
JOHN FUENTES
May 10, 2013
liz hallam
May 10, 2013
Kim Fountain
May 10, 2013
Pat de Groot
May 10, 2013
Amanda Kemp
May 10, 2013
Mar Vlan
May 9, 2013
bernadette cuellar
May 9, 2013
Susan Waterman
inhumane and ignorant
May 9, 2013
Filomena Almeida
May 8, 2013
Rosemary Webber
May 8, 2013
Susan Rossi
May 8, 2013
Debra King-Ferro
May 8, 2013
Ivonne Porchile
May 8, 2013
Renee Risser
This is completely unnecessary.
May 8, 2013
(Name not displayed)
May 8, 2013
Julie Mackinson
May 8, 2013
Lucille Motes
May 7, 2013
Lais Viana
May 7, 2013
anita rolih
May 7, 2013
Jill Hann
May 7, 2013
Carie Delgado
May 7, 2013
Rafael Albarran
May 7, 2013
jan cafferty
