[thisone]

if you've seen tailess cats in the UK (I know you refer to the wider commonwealth), they would not be mutilated, at least legally, like that.

tail docking, ear docking, declawing, descenting (of ferrets), is illegal unless for the health of the animal or for a few working breeds where the dog is a working dog.

(England and Wales do have some different laws on this than Scotland and NI)

[jaclaz]

And there is an European Convention:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20506954

Though I believe that it wasn't actually signed/ratified by the UK:

https://www.coe.int/en/web/conventions/full-list/-/conventio...