
Tail docking in Scotland
The procedure must be undertaken by a veterinary surgeon on pups aged five days or less.
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The procedure must be undertaken by a veterinary surgeon on pups aged five days or less.

Since 2018 there have been revised regulations surrounding the breeding and selling of puppies in England.

The Hunting Act 2004 prohibits all hunting of wild mammals with dogs in England and Wales, except where it is carried out in accordance with one of the tightly drawn exemptions, which allow for certain necessary pest control and other activities to be undertaken, subject to strict conditions.