500 docked dogs to prevent one injury
In order to prevent tail injury in one dog you'd need to dock 500, according to research published in this week's Veterinary Record . The study 1 was based on 138,212 dogs seen by vets at 52 veterinary practices across Britain between March 2008 and March 2009. 281 were treated for a tail injury - a rate of 0.23%, adjusted for sampling. The owners of 224 of these injured dogs, as well as a random sample of 799 owners whose dogs had not been treated for tail injury were sent a questionnaire on dog tail injuries and docking. Only 97 of the owners whose dogs needed treatment and 227 of those...