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It's time to #CutTheCrop.

Ear cropping is a painful and illegal mutilation.听

It is illegal to perform ear cropping in UK, however it is not illegal to sell or import ear-cropped dogs, and it's not a specific offence to send dogs abroad to be cropped.

We鈥檙e calling on the government to close these legal loopholes.听

What鈥檚 the issue with ear cropping?听

Ear cropping is illegal in the UK and an unnecessary, painful mutilation with no welfare benefit. The practice involves cutting off part of the ear flap, often without anaesthesia or pain relief.

Despite it being illegal to crop dogs' ears in the UK, it remains legal to import and sell dogs with cropped ears, and it's not a specific offence to send dogs abroad to be cropped. We want this to change.听

Vets and animal welfare organisations are increasingly seeing cases of dogs with cropped ears. This worrying trend is rife on social media too, with celebrities and influencers sharing images of their ear-cropped dogs.听

It's time to send a clear message that cropping dogs' ears is not ok and end the trend of ear-cropped dogs for good.

How can you get involved?

Take action to #CutTheCrop

Share your support for the campaign:听

  • Write to retailers about the sale of ear cropping and/or splinting kits using our template letter.听
  • Share our #CutTheCrop graphics:
  • Call out celebrities on social media who post pictures with their cropped dogs and encourage them to #CutTheCrop. Signpost to this page for more information.听
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Veterinary professionals can report cases:

  • England and Wales:听You can report to your Local Authority Animal Health Function 鈥� either Trading Standards or Environmental Health Services. Find out how to contact your local authority via a pre-agreed number. Find a听听or call听on 03454 04 05 06, who will refer you directly to the relevant local authority.
  • Scotland: You can report your concerns via the听 or by reporting to SSPCA鈥檚 confidential animal helpline at 03000 999 999.
  • Northern Ireland:听You can report to your听.

Read guidance on client confidentiality and circumstances where it may deemed necessary to disclose information to the authorities.

Members of the public can report cases of ear cropping:

  • England and Wales (call the RSPCA at 0300 1234 999)
  • Scotland (call the Scottish SPCA at 0300 0999 999)
  • Northern Ireland (contact your听)
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Read our blogs听

Why an alarming new trend has vets saying, 鈥楥ut the crop!鈥�

A recent spike in cases of illegal ear cropping points to the need for urgent action by the veterinary profession and the wider public to curb this worrying trend. In this blogs, 萝莉视频 Senior Vice President Daniella Dos Santos introduces the issue and shares what the public and vet professionals can do to take action.听

A disturbing rise in ear cropping cases in practice

Small animal vet and 萝莉视频 past president Robin Hargreaves raises alarm over a recent surge in ear cropping cases he has been seeing practice.

Scottish SPCA supports the #CutTheCrop campaign

Vets in Scotland can report cases of ear cropping to the Scottish SPCA. In this blog, Chief superintendent of the Scottish SPCA, Mike Flynn, share information about the Scottish SPCA鈥檚 confidential animal helpline.