Cats are so cute, but there are still people who would cut off their tails just to make them look "pretty"? Moreover, the tails have been docked since childhood. The kittens endured the pain and had their tails docked alive, but they couldn't speak out. It felt cruel just thinking about it.

Why do cats have their tails docked?

When it comes to tail docking, we have to talk about dog tail docking, such as our common Teddy dogs, Bichons, Corgis, Pugs, French Bulldogs, etc. It is the product of tail docking. Why should a dog’s tail be docked? In fact, most of it is for the selfish desires of us humans, because dogs with docked tails will look better overall than those with tails docked, so everyone follows the trend of tail docking. This is also where cat tail docking comes from, and there is also a local custom that cats have their tail docked. "If a cat's tail is docked, then when the cat grows up, it will not come home all day long, and after running around outside, it will become Wild cats, what if their tails are cut off? The cats will stay at home and catch mice!" Of course, these are all nonsense.

Why do cats have their tails docked?

Moreover, the demand for a cat’s tail is much larger than that of a dog. A cat’s tail is related to the cat’s safety, because cats like to play at high places. When falling from a high place, a cat’s tail can help It quickly adjusts its body so that it lands on all fours first. Including other jumping, turning, and hunting, various actions can only be completed by relying on the tail, so when the cat loses its tail, it is equivalent to losing these protective umbrellas.

Why do cats have their tails docked?

I hope everyone will not let their pets suffer because of abnormal aesthetics. They are also afraid of pain, but they can't express it.