Stop the painful tail-docking of lambs

A UK consultation document states that the practice of docking lamb's tails without pain relief causes them "significant, acute, and chronic pain."

This must be prevented. The document also makes clear that the pain suffered by the lambs is not fleeting but 'immediate and ongoing'

Minister Muir has the power to change this. We call on him to accept the consultation's findings and act to ensure this painful practice stops in Northern Ireland as a matter of urgency.