I will never understand why people do these kind of things Sylvia, there are some very evil people out there.

We had a foxhound in the kennels once and she had her ears cut off so the tattoos couldn't be traced. Sadly I've seen this in Greyhounds too, which is one of the reasons I prefer microchipping. I know it has downsides too, but so far I haven't witnessed any maiming because of it. Why cut off her tail though?

:'(After 27 years of working with rescue animals nothing surprises me - sadly.