Show Cruelty to Animals Lawmakers all go to bat to suppress suppress suppress sup sup- press cruelty in any form to man manor manor manor or beast All the states seem to retain the criminal offense of docking docking docking dock dock- ing a horses horse's tail although evil consequences con con- consequences sequences may be avoided in Michigan Michigan Michigan Mich Mich- igan by obtaining from a veterinary veterinary veterinary nary surgeon a certificate stating that it was necessary for the health and safety of such horse Many of these statutes are longer and more detailed than the murder murder mur mur- der statutes in the same books Often of course a companion law is found making it a similar offense offense of of- to crop a dogs dog's ears except except except ex where performed by a R regis veterinary surgeon while the dog is under an anesthetic |