Week of Action: Day 2
Commitment: 1 min
Impact: End the cruel practice of tail-docking in California in which cows have their tails cut off without the aid of anesthetic.
Background: Tail-docking of cows in the dairy industry — the partial amputation of up to two-thirds of the tail — is a procedure typically performed without anesthetic and is accomplished by the application of a tight, rubber ring that restricts blood flow to the distal portion of the tail, which atrophies and detaches or is removed with a sharp instrument. The practice is opposed by the American Veterinary Medical Association.
