I know that the docking of horses tails has been outlawed in many countries. It was done in the past for asthetics and as well so that the horses tails wouldn't get caught up in the traces of carriages/wagons and create problems. However, fancy braiding and proper management can take care of this as well.
There are many things like this in the pet world that happen and are unsavory.
To me declawing cats is extremely cruel because in my understanding of things they have to take out part of the bone of the foot to take out a cats claw, and it's quite painful. (frankly, though i'm not a cat person, if you're going to get a cat, you should expect it to act like a cat, not expect it to never scratch anything.)
I know there are a lot of other things in the horse world that continues to bother me today. Like the scouring of gaited horses feet to make them step higher. By burning or acid, or by actually cutting into the flesh of the hoof. It's illegal, but it's sickening how many people actually get away with it. As well, the breaking of some horses tails to get the proper carriage wanted, and also denerving said tails to get them to lie flat (either that or injections of relaxants so the horse won't swish).
There are many things like this in the pet world that happen and are unsavory.
To me declawing cats is extremely cruel because in my understanding of things they have to take out part of the bone of the foot to take out a cats claw, and it's quite painful. (frankly, though i'm not a cat person, if you're going to get a cat, you should expect it to act like a cat, not expect it to never scratch anything.)
I know there are a lot of other things in the horse world that continues to bother me today. Like the scouring of gaited horses feet to make them step higher. By burning or acid, or by actually cutting into the flesh of the hoof. It's illegal, but it's sickening how many people actually get away with it. As well, the breaking of some horses tails to get the proper carriage wanted, and also denerving said tails to get them to lie flat (either that or injections of relaxants so the horse won't swish).