Make it compulsory for vets to ear tip neutered feral cats before release.

Rejected 16 signatures

What the petition asks

Neutered ferals which aren't eartipped (removing 3-8mm of left ear via straight cut) during surgery can't be identified later as neutered & often get caught and operated on again unnecessarily - traumatic for the cat and a waste of resources for charities. Make this a professional conduct matter.

Sadly, professional education/encouragement have failed to make this 50 year old method standard. It may thus be time to make it a professional conduct matter. The petition proposes failure to do this becoming a matter to be addressed by the RCVS in the hope that failing vets and Registered Veterinary Nurses take the matter more seriously. The following give more info on the eartipping process.
http://veterinaryrecord.bmj.com/content/112/6/129
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_9iL8q-DX0

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

This petition seems to be calling on the RCVS, not the Government or Parliament, to take action.

Petitions need to contain a clear request for action from the Government or Parliament.

Timeline

4 Nov 2015	Petition opened for signatures
6 Nov 2015	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 16

Status Rejected

Rejected 6 Nov 2015

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