Tail Docking

Pigs

• 77% of pigs across Europe are tail docked, with rates per country ranging from 45 to 100% (excluding four countries in which it is banned: Finland, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland). This is typically done without pain relief.[S]

• 71-85% of pigs in the UK undergo tail docking, typically without anesthesia or analgesia.[S]

• 82.2% of piglets in Japan undergo tail docking, 91.3% of the time without any pain relief.[S]

Sheep

• 90% of sheep/wool producers in Australia dock the tails of their lambs, with 50% not using any pain relief.[S]

• 91% of sheep farmers in New Zealand routinely dock the tails of their lambs, with 98.6% of them never using any pain relief.[S][S]

Cattle

• 33% of US dairy cows have their tails docked, and only 5.1% of those cows received analgesia or anesthesia during the procedure.[S]