Pemotongan telinga: the law by country
Where it is banned, allowed only under conditions or permitted. Each rule names its law and links to the source.
- Dilarang: 10 places
- Dilarang dengan pengecualian: 41 places
- Doktor haiwan sahaja: 7 places
Amerika Syarikat
Connecticut
Hanya doktor haiwan berdaftar, dengan anjing di bawah anestetik. Telinga yang dipotong dan belum sembuh ialah keterangan prima facie terhadap penjaga kecuali dia memegang sijil pemotongan daripada doktor haiwan.
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Only a registered veterinary surgeon, with the dog under an anesthetic. An unhealed cropped ear is prima facie evidence against the keeper unless they hold the veterinarian's certificate of cropping.
Conn. Gen. Stat. s.22-366Checked 4 Nov 2026
Maryland
Hanya doktor haiwan berlesen, menggunakan anestesia apabila sesuai. Misdemeanor.
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Only a licensed veterinarian, using anesthesia when appropriate. Misdemeanor.
Md. Code, Criminal Law s.10-624Checked 4 Nov 2026
Massachusetts
- May not be shown
Hanya doktor haiwan berdaftar (denda sehingga $250); luka yang belum sembuh ialah keterangan prima facie. Seksyen 80B melarang mempamerkan anjing yang telinganya dipotong di pertunjukan anjing di negeri itu kecuali doktor haiwan memperakukan bahawa pemotongan itu munasabah perlu.
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Only a registered veterinarian (fine up to $250); an unhealed wound is prima facie evidence. Section 80B bars showing a cropped dog at a dog show in the state unless a veterinarian certifies the cropping was reasonably necessary.
Mass. G.L. c.272 ss.80A, 80BChecked 4 Nov 2026
New York
Misdemeanor melainkan anjing itu dibius dan doktor haiwan berlesen yang membedahnya. Pemohon lesen mesti menyatakan sama ada telinga dipotong. Anjing yang telinganya dipotong boleh dibawa masuk semata-mata untuk pembiakan jika pemotongan itu tidak melanggar seksyen tersebut.
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A misdemeanor unless the dog is anaesthetized and a licensed veterinarian operates. Licence applicants must state whether ears were cut. A cropped dog may be brought in exclusively for breeding if the cropping did not violate the section.
N.Y. Agriculture and Markets Law s.365Checked 4 Nov 2026
Pennsylvania
Hanya doktor haiwan berlesen dengan anjing dibius. Sesiapa yang mengaturnya mesti merekodkan doktor haiwan, tarikh dan tempat, menyimpan rekod sehingga luka sembuh, dan menyerahkannya bersama anjing. Luka yang belum sembuh ialah keterangan prima facie.
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Only a licensed veterinarian with the dog anesthetized. Whoever procures it must record the veterinarian, date and place, keep the record until the wound heals, and pass it on with the dog. An unhealed wound is prima facie evidence.
18 Pa.C.S. s.5542(a)Checked 4 Nov 2026
Washington
Misdemeanor kecuali dilakukan oleh doktor haiwan berlesen menggunakan protokol pembedahan veterinar yang diterima.
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Misdemeanor unless done by a licensed veterinarian using accepted veterinary surgical protocols.
RCW 16.52.095Checked 4 Nov 2026
Australia
Australian Capital Territory
Orang yang bukan doktor haiwan tidak boleh melakukan prosedur pembedahan; pengamal veterinar boleh memotong atau membuang telinga anjing hanya untuk tujuan terapeutik.
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Non-vets may not perform surgical procedures; a veterinary practitioner may crop or remove a dog's ear only for a therapeutic purpose.
Animal Welfare Act 1992 (ACT), ss 19, 19A(1)(b)Checked 4 Nov 2026
New South Wales
Hanya atas sebab perubatan atau terapeutik, oleh doktor haiwan berdaftar. Laman RSPCA dikemas kini 2024-06-03; teks Akta tidak dapat dibuka kerana laman perundangan NSW menolak capaian automatik.
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Medical or therapeutic reason only, by a registered veterinarian. RSPCA page updated 2024-06-03; the Act's text could not be opened because the NSW legislation site refused automated access.
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1979 (NSW), as reported by RSPCA AustraliaChecked 4 Nov 2026
Northern Territory
Hanya doktor haiwan, yang dengan alasan munasabah percaya bahawa ia langkah terapeutik yang munasabah dan perlu. Sehingga 300 unit penalti atau 3 tahun.
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A veterinarian only, believing on reasonable grounds it is a reasonable and necessary therapeutic measure. Up to 300 penalty units or 3 years.
Animal Protection Act 2018 (NT), s 24(7)(b), (8)In force since 1 Nov 2022Checked 4 Nov 2026
Queensland
- May not be sold
Hanya doktor haiwan, yang secara munasabah menganggapnya demi kebajikan anjing itu. Membekalkan anjing yang telinganya dipotong memerlukan sijil doktor haiwan, kecuali anjing terbiar yang diserahkan kepada pound atau pusat perlindungan.
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A veterinary surgeon only, who reasonably considers it in the dog's welfare. Supplying a cropped dog needs a vet's certificate, except for an abandoned dog surrendered to a pound or shelter.
Animal Care and Protection Act 2001 (Qld), ss 23, 29Checked 4 Nov 2026
South Australia
Hanya doktor haiwan, yang berpuas hati bahawa ia diperlukan untuk tujuan terapeutik. Animal Welfare Act 2025 (SA), yang belum berkuat kuasa pada 2026-11-04, akan memansuhkan peraturan ini apabila ia bermula.
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A veterinary surgeon only, satisfied it is required for therapeutic purposes. The Animal Welfare Act 2025 (SA), not in operation on 2026-11-04, will repeal these regulations when it starts.
Animal Welfare Regulations 2012 (SA), r 6(1)(a)(iii), (2)(c)Checked 4 Nov 2026
Tasmania
Act tidak menamakan pemotongan telinga. RSPCA Australia menyenaraikannya sebagai dilarang di bawah Act ini, dengan sebab perubatan atau terapeutik oleh doktor haiwan berdaftar sebagai satu-satunya laluan.
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The Act does not name ear cropping. RSPCA Australia lists it as prohibited under this Act, with a medical or therapeutic reason by a registered veterinarian as the only route.
Animal Welfare Act 1993 (Tas), s 8(2)(a) (mutilation), as read by RSPCA AustraliaChecked 4 Nov 2026
Victoria
- May not be shown
Hanya pengamal veterinar, untuk kesan terapeutik. Pemilik tidak boleh membenarkannya, atau mempertunjukkan atau mempamerkan anjing itu, kecuali ia dilakukan sebelum larangan atau secara sah di bidang kuasa lain ke atas haiwan yang tidak pernah bermastautin di Victoria.
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A veterinary practitioner only, for a therapeutic effect. An owner must not allow it, or show or exhibit the dog, unless it was done before the ban or lawfully in another jurisdiction on an animal never resident in Victoria.
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986 (Vic), s 3(1) prohibited procedure (a), ss 9(1)(l), 11AIn force since 12 Dis 2007Checked 4 Nov 2026
Western Australia
Tiada peruntukan WA yang menamakan pemotongan telinga. RSPCA Australia menyenaraikannya sebagai haram di bawah kesalahan mutilasi, dengan sebab perubatan oleh doktor haiwan sebagai satu-satunya laluan. Standard anjing jabatan tahun 2020 menyatakan perkara yang sama tetapi menyebutnya dasar sehingga peraturan menerima pakainya.
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No WA provision names ear cropping. RSPCA Australia lists it as illegal under the mutilation offence, with a medical reason by a vet as the only route. The department's 2020 dog standard says the same but states it is policy until regulations adopt it.
Animal Welfare Act 2002 (WA), s 19(2)(a) (mutilation), as read by RSPCA AustraliaChecked 4 Nov 2026
Austria
Whole country
- May not be shown
- May not be sold
- May not be imported
Pengecualian hanya apabila amat diperlukan untuk kegunaan yang dimaksudkan atau untuk melindungi haiwan atau orang lain, atau untuk mencegah pembiakan, sebagaimana ditetapkan melalui peraturan di bawah s.24; prosedur yang menyakitkan memerlukan anestesia dan penjagaan selepas itu. Haiwan bukan ternakan yang dilahirkan selepas 1 Januari 2008 dan menjalani prosedur sedemikian tidak boleh diimport, diperoleh, diperantarakan, diserahkan (s.8(3)) atau dipamerkan (s.8b(2)); membawa haiwan ke luar negara untuk prosedur itu adalah dilarang.
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Exceptions only where indispensable for the intended use or for protecting the animal or others, or to prevent reproduction, as set by regulation under s.24; painful procedures need anaesthesia and aftercare. Non-farm animals born after 1 January 2008 with such procedures may not be imported, acquired, brokered, passed on (s.8(3)) or exhibited (s.8b(2)); taking one abroad for it is prohibited.
Tierschutzgesetz (TSchG), s.7(1), s.8(3), s.8b(2)Checked 4 Nov 2026
Belanda
Whole country
- May not be shown
- May not be sold
Dilarang kecuali atas dapatan doktor haiwan tentang keperluan perubatan, yang direkodkan dalam kenyataan doktor haiwan. Anjing yang telinganya dipotong tidak boleh menyertai pertunjukan, pemeriksaan atau pertandingan, walaupun dipotong di luar negara; penganjur tidak boleh menerima anjing yang telinganya dipotong selepas 1 Disember 2016; perdagangan haiwan yang telinganya dipotong tidak dibenarkan. Draf dekri Disember 2025 meluaskan peraturan ini, sasaran 1 Januari 2027; tidak disemak sama ada telah diterima pakai.
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Banned except on a vet's finding of medical necessity, recorded in a vet's statement. Cropped dogs may not enter shows, inspections or competitions, even if cropped abroad; organisers may not admit dogs cropped after 1 December 2016; trade in cropped animals is not allowed. A draft decree of December 2025 widens the rule, target 1 January 2027; not checked as adopted.
Wet dieren, arts 2.8, 2.15, 2.16; Besluit diergeneeskundigen, ch. 2Checked 4 Nov 2026
Belgium
Brussels Capital
- May not be shown
- May not be sold
Dilarang sejak 2001; dibenarkan atas sebab veterinar, kawalan penyakit, penyepaduan ke dalam perniagaan, atau menghadkan pembiakan. Haiwan yang menjalani prosedur itu, walaupun dilakukan di tempat yang sah, tidak boleh dijual atau menyertai pertunjukan, kecuali dilakukan sebelum larangan. Laman agensi bertarikh 5 Mei 2020.
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Banned since 2001; allowed for veterinary reasons, disease control, integration into a business, or limiting reproduction. Animals with the procedure, even done where it is legal, may not be sold or enter shows, unless done before the ban. Agency page dated 5 May 2020.
Law of 14 August 1986 on animal protection and welfare and the royal decree listing permitted interventions, as stated by Bruxelles EnvironnementChecked 4 Nov 2026
Flanders
- May not be shown
Membuang bahagian badan sensitif vertebrata dilarang, kecuali keperluan veterinar, kawalan penyakit wajib, atau kawalan penggunaan dan pembiakan dalam senarai Flemish Government (tidak dibuka). Tiada sesiapa boleh menyertakan atau menerima haiwan yang menjalani prosedur terlarang ke pertunjukan, pemeriksaan atau pertandingan.
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Removing sensitive body parts of a vertebrate is banned, except veterinary necessity, compulsory disease control, or use and reproduction control on the Flemish Government's list (not opened). No one may enter or admit an animal with a banned procedure to a show, inspection or competition.
Vlaamse Codex Dierenwelzijn (decree of 17 May 2024), arts 42 and 44In force since 1 Jan 2025Checked 4 Nov 2026
Wallonia
- May not be shown
Art. D.36 melarang campur tangan itu, tertakluk pada pengecualiannya. Art. D.38: kuda atau anjing yang ekor atau telinganya dipotong tidak boleh didaftarkan atau diterima masuk ke pertunjukan atau pertandingan, kecuali haiwan yang dibedah sebelum dekri. Penghakiman Mahkamah yang dibuka, bukan Code itu sendiri.
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Art. D.36 bans the intervention, subject to its exceptions. Art. D.38: a horse or dog with an amputated tail or ears may not be entered or admitted to shows or competitions, except animals operated on before the decree. The Court judgment was opened, not the Code itself.
Code wallon du Bien-être des animaux (decree of 4 October 2018), arts D.36 and D.38, as read in Constitutional Court judgment 119/2021In force since 1 Jan 2019Checked 4 Nov 2026
Bulgaria
Whole country
Memotong telinga untuk mengubah rupa haiwan. Disenaraikan sebagai kekejaman terhadap haiwan. Teks yang dibaca ialah salinan perbandaran yang disatukan sehingga State Gazette no. 53 tahun 2014; pindaan kemudian tidak disemak.
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Ear cropping to change the animal's appearance. Listed as cruelty to animals. Text read is a municipal copy consolidated to State Gazette no. 53 of 2014; later amendments not checked.
Animal Protection Act (Zakon za zashtita na zhivotnite), art. 7(2)(19)In force since 31 Jan 2008Checked 4 Nov 2026
Croatia
Whole country
Teks NN 102/17 yang diluluskan tidak dapat dibuka: dibaca daripada rang undang-undang akhir Kerajaan tahun 2017, jadi perkataannya mungkin berbeza. Pengecualian: sebab kesihatan veterinar, kawalan pembiakan dan yang serupa dengan anestesia dan analgesia; tujuan zooteknik, termasuk bagi anjing buruan di bawah piawaian kennel.
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The enacted NN 102/17 text could not be opened: read from the Government's final bill of 2017, so wording may differ. Exceptions: veterinary health reasons, reproduction control and similar with anaesthesia and analgesia; zootechnical purposes, including for hunting dogs under kennel standards.
Zakon o zaštiti životinja (NN 102/17), art. 9 of the Government's final billChecked 4 Nov 2026
Cyprus
Whole country
Pembedahan untuk mengubah rupa atau untuk tujuan bukan terapeutik yang lain dilarang, khususnya yang berikut; kecuali apabila doktor haiwan menganggapnya perlu atas sebab veterinar atau demi manfaat haiwan tertentu dan mendokumentasikannya secara bertulis, atau untuk mencegah pembiakan. Tidak menggantikan peraturan babi, ayam bertelur dan ayam pedaging.
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Surgery to change appearance or for other non-therapeutic purposes is banned, in particular these; except where a vet deems it necessary for veterinary reasons or for the benefit of a specific animal and documents it in writing, or to prevent reproduction. Does not displace the pig, laying hen and broiler regulations.
Animal Protection and Welfare Law 46(I)/1994, s.5, para (ζ)Checked 4 Nov 2026
Czechia
Whole country
Disenaraikan sebagai kekejaman. Teks dibaca pada salinan Act 246/1992 Sb. milik penerbit undang-undang (dipinda kali terakhir 1 April 2025), bukan koleksi rasmi.
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Listed as cruelty. Text read on a legal publisher's copy of Act 246/1992 Sb. (last amended 1 April 2025), not the official collection.
Act 246/1992 Sb. on protection of animals against cruelty, s.4(1)(g)(1)Checked 4 Nov 2026
Denmark
Whole country
- May not be shown
Hanya apabila secara khusus dikehendaki atas sebab veterinar; oleh doktor haiwan, di bawah anestesia dengan pelega sakit berpanjangan. Anjing yang telinganya dipotong tidak boleh dipamerkan atau dipertunjukkan untuk penilaian; Food Administration boleh memberi dispensasi atas bukti sebab veterinar. Perintah terdahulu mengandungi peraturan yang sama.
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Only where specifically required on veterinary grounds; by a vet, under anaesthetic with prolonged pain relief. Cropped dogs may not be exhibited or shown for assessment; the Food Administration may grant dispensation on proof of veterinary reasons. Earlier orders held the same rule.
Bekendtgørelse nr. 607 af 26. maj 2025 om dyrevelfærdsmæssige mindstekrav til hold af hunde, ss.8, 9, 13In force since 1 Jul 2025Checked 4 Nov 2026
Estonia
Whole country
Anjing dan kucing: dilarang sejak 1 Januari 2001, hanya atas indikasi perubatan; orang yang melakukannya didenda. Laman agensi tidak menyebut nombor seksyen; statut itu sendiri tidak dapat dibuka (Riigi Teataja memerlukan pelayar yang mengaktifkan skrip), jadi semak perkataan semasa.
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Dogs and cats: banned since 1 January 2001, only on medical indication; the person performing it is fined. The agency page cites no section numbers; the statute itself could not be opened (Riigi Teataja needs a script-enabled browser), so check the current wording.
Animal Protection Act (Loomakaitseseadus), as stated by the Agriculture and Food Board (PTA)In force since 1 Jan 2001Checked 4 Nov 2026
Finland
Whole country
- May not be shown
Sentiasa dilarang. Laman FAQ Food Authority menambah bahawa anjing yang telinganya dipotong tidak boleh menyertai sebarang pertunjukan, pertandingan atau ujian, sama ada rasmi atau tidak; soalan yang dikemukakan kepadanya turut menyentuh anjing yang diimport dari luar negara.
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Always prohibited. The Food Authority's FAQ page adds that cropped dogs may not enter any show, competition or test, official or not; the question put to it concerns dogs imported from abroad too.
Animal Welfare Act 693/2023 and the Government Decree on procedures, as stated by the Finnish Food Authority (Ruokavirasto)In force since 1 Jan 2024Checked 4 Nov 2026
Greece
Whole country
Dibaca sebagai mutilasi bukan terapeutik (akrotiriasmos), yang dilarang oleh artikel itu sebagai penyeksaan; pensterilan dan sebarang tindakan veterinar bertujuan terapeutik bukan mutilasi. Artikel itu tidak menamakan prosedur ini.
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Read as non-therapeutic mutilation (akrotiriasmos), which the article bans as torture; neutering and any veterinary act with a therapeutic aim are not mutilation. The article does not name this procedure.
Law 4830/2021, art. 24(1)(b)Checked 4 Nov 2026
Hungary
Whole country
Pembedahan untuk mengubah rupa, atau bukan demi kesihatan haiwan atau mencegah mudarat kemudian, dilarang, selain pensterilan dan campur tangan yang ditetapkan oleh peraturan pelaksanaan.
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Surgery to change appearance, or not for the animal's health or preventing later harm, is banned, apart from neutering and interventions set by the implementing rules.
Act XXVIII of 1998 on animal protection, s.10(2)Checked 4 Nov 2026
Ireland
Whole country
- May not be shown
- May not be sold
- May not be imported
Pembuangan hanya oleh doktor haiwan untuk mendiagnosis atau merawat kecederaan, penyakit atau jangkitan. Anjing yang telinganya dipotong tidak boleh dipertunjukkan atau bertanding; penjualan atau pembekalan dilarang kecuali oleh badan amal penempatan semula yang disenaraikan; import hanya di bawah lesen dengan sijil doktor haiwan tentang tujuan veterinar dan notis; pemilikan dihadkan bagi pemotongan kemudian; peralatan pemotongan telinga dihadkan kepada doktor haiwan.
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Removal only by a vet to diagnose or treat injury, disease or infection. Cropped dogs may not be shown or compete; sale or supply is banned except by listed rehoming charities; import only under licence with a vet's certificate of veterinary purpose and notice; possession restricted for later croppings; cropping equipment restricted to vets.
Ear-cropping of Dogs Regulations 2023 (S.I. 412/2023)In force since 1 Sep 2023Checked 4 Nov 2026
Itali
Whole country
Art. 10 seperti yang dipetik dalam surat persatuan veterinar ANMVI bertarikh 13 Jun 2011, yang menyatakan Itali meratifikasi tanpa reservasi; art. 10(2) membenarkan pengecualian oleh doktor haiwan. Teks statut itu sendiri tidak dapat dibuka; Normattiva hanya mengesahkan tarikh berkuat kuasa.
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Art. 10 as quoted in the veterinary association ANMVI's letter of 13 June 2011, which says Italy ratified without reservations; art. 10(2) allows a vet's exception. The statute text itself could not be opened; Normattiva confirmed the in-force date only.
Law 201/2010 ratifying the European Convention for the Protection of Pet Animals, art. 10(1)(b)In force since 4 Dis 2010Checked 4 Nov 2026
Piedmont
Dilarang di wilayah itu, kecuali campur tangan luar biasa bukan estetik yang diperlukan oleh keadaan kesihatan yang serius.
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Banned in the region, save extraordinary non-aesthetic interventions needed by serious health conditions.
Regione Piemonte, L.R. 27/2009, implementing art. 10 of the European ConventionChecked 4 Nov 2026
Jerman
Whole country
- May not be shown
Pemotongan dilarang kecuali atas indikasi veterinar. Anjing yang telinga atau ekornya dipotong bertentangan dengan undang-undang kebajikan haiwan tidak boleh dipertunjukkan, dan pertunjukan dengan anjing sedemikian tidak boleh diadakan. TierSchG s.12(2) hanya membenarkan peraturan import pada masa hadapan.
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Amputation is banned except on veterinary indication. Dogs with ears or tail amputated contrary to animal welfare law may not be shown, and shows with them may not be held. TierSchG s.12(2) only authorises a future import rule.
Tierschutzgesetz, s.6(1); Tierschutz-Hundeverordnung, s.10Checked 4 Nov 2026
Kanada
British Columbia
Peraturan profesional, bukan statut: hanya mengikat pendaftar CVBC (doktor haiwan), bukan orang lain. Hanya untuk merawat kecederaan atau penyakit pada daun telinga.
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Professional rule, not a statute: binds CVBC registrants (veterinarians) only, not other people. Only to treat an injury or disease of the pinnae.
College of Veterinarians of BC Bylaws, Part 4, s.231(2) (professional rule; s.231 revised 2023-11-13)Checked 4 Nov 2026
Manitoba
Peraturan profesional, bukan statut: hanya mengikat ahli MVMA, bukan orang lain. Melarang pemotongan kosmetik untuk memenuhi standard baka atau tradisi.
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Professional rule, not a statute: binds MVMA members only, not other people. Bars cosmetic cropping to meet a breed standard or tradition.
Manitoba Veterinary Medical Association General By-Law No. 1, 4-6-14 (professional rule)Checked 4 Nov 2026
Newfoundland and Labrador
Doktor haiwan boleh membuang sebahagian telinga selepas kecederaan atau atas keperluan perubatan lain.
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A veterinarian may remove part of the ear after an injury or for other medical necessity.
Animal Health and Protection Act, SNL 2010 c. A-9.1, s.26; NLR 35/12 s.7Checked 4 Nov 2026
Nova Scotia
Dibenarkan apabila doktor haiwan membedah untuk merawat kecederaan atau penyakit atau atas sebab perubatan lain yang perlu atau bermanfaat kepada kesihatan haiwan (s.28(a)), dan bagi amalan pertanian selaras dengan kod NFACC atau kod lain yang ditetapkan (s.28(b)). Terpakai kepada sesiapa sahaja, bukan doktor haiwan sahaja.
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Allowed when a veterinarian operates to treat an injury or disease or for other medical reasons necessary or beneficial to the animal's health (s.28(a)), and for agricultural practices in line with the NFACC codes or other prescribed codes (s.28(b)). Applies to any person, not only veterinarians.
Animal Protection Act, S.N.S. 2018, c. 21, ss.27-28Checked 4 Nov 2026
Ontario
Doktor haiwan boleh melakukannya apabila menentukan bahawa ia perlu untuk merawat kecederaan atau penyakit dan mendokumentasikannya dalam rekod haiwan itu (s.1(2)). Terpakai kepada sesiapa sahaja (PAWS Act s.22). Belum berkuat kuasa sehingga 2027-01-01.
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A veterinarian may do it when they determine it is necessary to treat an injury or disease and document that in the animal's records (s.1(2)). Applies to any person (PAWS Act s.22). Not in force until 2027-01-01.
O. Reg. 152/26 s.1, under Provincial Animal Welfare Services Act, 2019, s.22In force since 1 Jan 2027Checked 4 Nov 2026
Prince Edward Island
Dibenarkan apabila doktor haiwan membedah untuk merawat kecederaan atau atas sebab perubatan lain yang bermanfaat kepada kesihatan haiwan (s.6(3)). Amalan pertanian yang munasabah dan diterima umum berada di luar Akta (s.7). PEIVMA Bylaws s.25.2.7 milik doktor haiwan sendiri juga menyifatkan pembedahan kosmetik ini sebagai kelakuan tidak profesional.
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Allowed when a veterinarian operates to treat an injury or for other medical reasons beneficial to the animal's health (s.6(3)). Reasonable and generally accepted agricultural practices are outside the Act (s.7). The vets' own PEIVMA Bylaws s.25.2.7 also call this cosmetic surgery unprofessional conduct.
Animal Welfare Act, R.S.P.E.I. 1988, c. A-11.2, s.6Checked 4 Nov 2026
Quebec
Dilarang kecuali doktor haiwan mengesyorkannya atas sebab terapeutik. Mengikat pemilik dan penjaga, serta orang dalam bidang perubatan veterinar bagi seksyen ini (s.2). Meliputi haiwan teman domestik: kucing, anjing, arnab, ferret, tikus belanda, babi teman. Ear tipping pada kucing liar dalam program TNRM dikecualikan.
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Prohibited unless a veterinary surgeon recommends it for therapeutic reasons. Binds owners and custodians, and persons in veterinary medicine for this section (s.2). Covers domestic companion animals: cats, dogs, rabbits, ferrets, guinea pigs, companion pigs. Ear tipping of stray cats in a TNRM programme is excepted.
Regulation respecting the welfare and safety of domestic companion animals and equines, CQLR c. B-3.1, r. 0.1, s.16In force since 10 Feb 2024Checked 4 Nov 2026
Saskatchewan
Peraturan profesional, bukan statut: hanya mengikat ahli SVMA, bukan orang lain. Melarang pemotongan kosmetik untuk memenuhi standard baka atau tradisi.
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Professional rule, not a statute: binds SVMA members only, not other people. Bars cosmetic cropping to meet a breed standard or tradition.
Saskatchewan Veterinary Medical Association Bylaws (2026-09-27), s.12.3(l) (professional rule)Checked 4 Nov 2026
Latvia
Whole country
- May not be shown
- May not be sold
Pembedahan untuk mengubah rupa haiwan peliharaan atau untuk tujuan bukan terapeutik yang lain dilarang kecuali ditetapkan oleh doktor haiwan yang berpraktis. Art. 4.1 melarang haiwan peliharaan sedemikian daripada pertandingan, pasar, lelongan dan pameran awam, kecuali dengan rekod keperluan doktor haiwan, pemotongan ekor baka yang dibenarkan, atau asal dari negara tempat ia sah.
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Surgery to change a pet's appearance or for other non-therapeutic aims is banned unless a practising vet prescribes it. Art. 4.1 bars such pets from competitions, markets, auctions and public exhibitions, except with a vet's record of need, permitted-breed docking, or origin in a country where it is lawful.
Animal Protection Law (Dzīvnieku aizsardzības likums), arts 4.1 and 18Checked 4 Nov 2026
Lithuania
Whole country
- May not be shown
Notis VMVT yang diterbitkan semula dalam akhbar; statut itu tidak dapat dibuka. Sejak 1 November 2024 haiwan yang menjalani prosedur veterinar yang dilarang tidak boleh dipertunjukkan di acara; pemotongan ekor secara haram pada haiwan peliharaan dianggap kekejaman.
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A VMVT notice reprinted in the press; the statute could not be opened. Since 1 November 2024 animals with banned veterinary procedures may not be shown at events; illegal docking of a pet counts as cruelty.
Law on Animal Welfare and Protection (No. VIII-500), as stated by the State Food and Veterinary Service (VMVT)Checked 4 Nov 2026
Luxembourg
Whole country
- May not be sold
Haiwan hanya boleh dipotong anggotanya atas indikasi veterinar atau sebab zooteknik yang mendesak, sebagaimana ditetapkan melalui peraturan Grand-Ducal (tidak dibuka). Memelihara dan menjual haiwan yang dipotong anggotanya dengan melanggar peraturan adalah dilarang; haiwan yang dipotong anggotanya sebelum Akta itu boleh dipelihara sehingga mati.
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An animal may be amputated only on veterinary indications or imperative zootechnical grounds, set by Grand-Ducal regulation (not opened). Keeping and selling animals amputated in breach is banned; animals amputated before the Act may be kept until death.
Loi du 27 juin 2018 sur la protection des animaux, art. 11Checked 4 Nov 2026
Malta
Whole country
- May not be shown
- May not be sold
Pembedahan untuk mengubah rupa yang membuang atau merosakkan bahagian badan, selain bagi tujuan kuratif, adalah haram kecuali peraturan menetapkan sebaliknya. Haiwan sedemikian tidak boleh menyertai pertunjukan atau pertandingan, disimpan dalam stok, dijual atau dibeli. Art. 9 seperti yang dipinda oleh Act XXXV of 2014. Versi 3 Disember 2024, ditandakan bukan yang terkini; peraturan di bawah art. 9 tidak dibuka.
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Surgery to modify appearance that removes or damages a body part, other than for a curative purpose, is illegal unless regulations prescribe otherwise. Such animals may not enter shows or competitions, be kept in stock, sold or bought. Art. 9 as amended by Act XXXV of 2014. Version of 3 December 2024, marked as not the latest; regulations under art. 9 not opened.
Animal Welfare Act, Cap. 439, arts 9 and 10Checked 4 Nov 2026
New Zealand
Whole country
Tiada sesiapa boleh memotong telinga anjing dan pemilik atau orang yang bertanggungjawab tidak boleh membenarkannya. Pemotongan bermaksud pembedahan untuk mengubah rupa telinga atas sebab kosmetik, termasuk menjadikannya tegak. Denda sehingga NZ$5,000 (badan korporat NZ$25,000).
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Nobody may crop a dog's ears and an owner or person in charge must not allow it. Cropping means surgery to alter the ear's appearance for cosmetic reasons, including making it stand up. Fine up to NZ$5,000 (body corporate NZ$25,000).
Animal Welfare (Care and Procedures) Regulations 2018, r 58DIn force since 9 Mei 2021Checked 4 Nov 2026
Perancis
Whole country
- May not be shown
- May not be sold
Doktor haiwan boleh membedah demi kepentingan haiwan itu sendiri atau untuk mencegah pembiakan. Haiwan yang menjalani pembedahan yang dilarang tidak boleh dijual atau dipamerkan di jualan haiwan peliharaan, pertunjukan atau pameran, walaupun warganegara negara yang membenarkannya boleh mempamerkan haiwan yang dibedah secara sah di sana. Tarikh ialah tarikh versi ini.
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A vet may operate in the animal's own interest or to prevent reproduction. Animals with a banned operation may not be sold or displayed at pet sales, shows or exhibitions, though nationals of countries where it is lawful may display animals lawfully operated on there. Date is this version's.
Code rural et de la pêche maritime, art. R214-21In force since 1 Jan 2010Checked 4 Nov 2026
Poland
Whole country
Memotong telinga anjing disebut sebagai kekejaman kecuali dilakukan untuk menyelamatkan kesihatan atau nyawa haiwan itu. Disahkan oleh jawapan Kementerian Pertanian bertarikh 24 Oktober 2024.
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Cropping dogs' ears is named as cruelty unless done to save the animal's health or life. Confirmed by the Agriculture Ministry's reply of 24 October 2024.
Ustawa o ochronie zwierząt (21 August 1997), art. 6(2)(1), as amended by Dz.U. 2011 poz. 1373Checked 4 Nov 2026
Portugal
Whole country
- May not be imported
Pembedahan atau pemotongan untuk mengubah rupa haiwan teman ialah kesalahan; penjaga memerlukan akuan keperluan daripada doktor haiwan (sebab veterinar, kepentingan haiwan, atau mencegah pembiakan); haiwan import memerlukan dokumen yang sama, yang disahkan. Dibaca dalam teks asal 2001; pindaan kemudian (2003, 2012 dan seterusnya) tidak dapat dibuka, jadi semak perkataan semasa.
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Surgery or amputation to change a companion animal's appearance is an offence; keepers need a vet's attestation of need (veterinary reasons, the animal's interest, or preventing reproduction); imported animals need the same document, legalised. Read in the original 2001 text; later amendments (2003, 2012 and on) could not be opened, so check the current wording.
Decreto-Lei 276/2001, arts 18 and 68(3)(c)Checked 4 Nov 2026
Romania
Whole country
Pembedahan bukan terapeutik untuk mengubah rupa haiwan dilarang, dan merupakan kesalahan yang boleh dihukum 6 bulan hingga 3 tahun atau denda (ditambah melalui pindaan berkuat kuasa 19 Mei 2022).
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Non-therapeutic surgery to change an animal's appearance is banned, and is an offence punishable by 6 months to 3 years or a fine (added by amendment in force 19 May 2022).
Law 205/2004 on animal protection (republished), art. 6(2)(i) and art. 25(1)(a)Checked 4 Nov 2026
Sepanyol
Whole country
Semua mutilasi dan pengubahsuaian badan kekal dilarang, kecuali atas keperluan terapeutik atau untuk menghadkan pembiakan, dan penandaan telinga kucing komuniti. Art. 1.3 mengecualikan anjing buruan, kumpulan anjing buruan dan pembantu perburuan daripada Akta ini.
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All mutilation and permanent body modification is banned, except therapeutic need or limiting reproduction, and ear-marking community cats. Art. 1.3 excludes hunting dogs, packs and hunting auxiliaries from this Act.
Ley 7/2023 de protección de los derechos y el bienestar de los animales, art. 27(b)In force since 29 Sep 2023Checked 4 Nov 2026
Galicia
Mutilasi, termasuk untuk mengekalkan ciri baka atau estetik, dilarang; kecuali atas sebab perubatan-pembedahan, pensterilan, keperluan fungsian atau manfaat masa hadapan kepada haiwan itu, yang ditetapkan dan dilakukan oleh doktor haiwan.
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Mutilation, including to keep breed or aesthetic traits, is banned; except medical-surgical reasons, sterilisation, functional need or future benefit to the animal, prescribed and done by a vet.
Ley 4/2017 de protección y bienestar de los animales de compañía en Galicia, art. 9(h)Checked 4 Nov 2026
Murcia
Mutilasi atas sebab estetik dilarang; doktor haiwan boleh campur tangan atas keperluan terapeutik atau keperluan fungsian, tanpa kesakitan di bawah anestesia am.
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Mutilation for aesthetic reasons is banned; a vet may intervene for therapeutic need or functional requirement, painlessly under general anaesthesia.
Ley 6/2017 de protección y defensa de los animales de compañía de la Región de Murcia, arts 5(f) and 18Checked 4 Nov 2026
Slovenia
Whole country
Melainkan pendapat pakar doktor haiwan mendapati ia demi kepentingan haiwan dan doktor haiwan yang melakukannya; memendekkan satu telinga paling banyak satu perempat menandakan kucing bebas yang telah dimandulkan. Teks disatukan tahun 2013; pindaan kemudian hingga ZZZiv-G tahun 2025 tidak disemak.
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Unless a vet's expert opinion finds it in the animal's interest and a vet does it; shortening one ear by at most a quarter marks a neutered free-living cat. Consolidated text of 2013; later amendments up to ZZZiv-G of 2025 were not checked.
Zakon o zaščiti živali (ZZZiv-UPB2, Uradni list 38/2013), art. 20Checked 4 Nov 2026
Sweden
Whole country
Board of Agriculture menyatakan bahawa pemotongan telinga dilarang di Sweden dan memberi amaran bahawa anjing yang telinganya dipotong mungkin dibawa masuk secara haram. Prosedur pembedahan dilarang kecuali dibenarkan oleh sebab perubatan veterinar; Board of Agriculture boleh membuat pengecualian.
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The Board of Agriculture states that cropping ears is banned in Sweden and warns that a cropped dog may have been brought in illegally. Operative procedures are banned unless justified by veterinary medical reasons; the Board of Agriculture may make exceptions.
Djurskyddslag (2018:1192), ch. 4 s.2Checked 4 Nov 2026
United Kingdom
England
Bukan prosedur yang dibenarkan; tindakan untuk rawatan perubatan bukan suatu kesalahan. Maklum balas Defra kepada petisyen 2021: “tidak dikecualikan di bawah Regulations 2007 dan oleh itu dilarang di England”. Import: Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Act 2025 (c. 30) memerlukan peraturan pada masa hadapan untuk melarang pemasukan anjing dan kucing yang dicacatkan; teks yang diluluskan hanya menunjukkan satu kuasa, yang dimulakan melalui peraturan, dan tiada permulaan berkuat kuasa yang disahkan.
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Not a permitted procedure; a procedure for medical treatment is outside the offence. Defra's 2021 petition response: 'not exempted under the 2007 Regulations and consequently is prohibited in England'. Import: the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Act 2025 (c. 30) requires future regulations to prohibit bringing in mutilated dogs and cats; the enacted text shows only a power, commenced by regulations, and no commencement was confirmed.
Animal Welfare Act 2006, s.5; Mutilations (Permitted Procedures) (England) Regulations 2007 (SI 2007/1100)In force since 6 Apr 2007Checked 4 Nov 2026
Northern Ireland
Section 5(5) mengecualikan daripada kesalahan sebarang prosedur yang dilakukan oleh doktor haiwan, untuk diagnosis atau untuk rawatan perubatan, jadi orang awam tidak boleh melakukannya langsung. Pemotongan telinga tiada dalam senarai orang awam. Membawa haiwan keluar dari Ireland Utara untuk menjalani prosedur terlarang juga ialah kesalahan (s.5(3)). Import: Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Act 2025 (c. 30) memerlukan peraturan pada masa hadapan untuk melarang pemasukan anjing dan kucing yang dicacatkan; teks yang diluluskan hanya menunjukkan satu kuasa, yang dimulakan melalui peraturan, dan tiada permulaan berkuat kuasa yang disahkan.
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Section 5(5) takes any procedure carried out by a veterinary surgeon, for diagnosis or for medical treatment outside the offence, so a lay person may not do this at all. Ear cropping is not on the lay-person list. Taking an animal out of Northern Ireland to have a prohibited procedure done is also an offence (s.5(3)). Import: the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Act 2025 (c. 30) requires future regulations to prohibit bringing in mutilated dogs and cats; the enacted text shows only a power, commenced by regulations, and no commencement was confirmed.
Welfare of Animals Act (Northern Ireland) 2011, s.5In force since 2 Apr 2012Checked 4 Nov 2026
Scotland
Tidak dikecualikan (Regulations 2007 dan 2010 tidak menyenaraikan pemotongan telinga); tindakan untuk rawatan perubatan bukan suatu kesalahan. Membawa haiwan keluar dari Scotland untuk menjalani prosedur itu juga ialah kesalahan (s.20(3)). Import: Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Act 2025 (c. 30) memerlukan peraturan pada masa hadapan untuk melarang pemasukan anjing dan kucing yang dicacatkan; teks yang diluluskan hanya menunjukkan satu kuasa, yang dimulakan melalui peraturan, dan tiada permulaan berkuat kuasa yang disahkan.
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Not exempted (the 2007 and 2010 Regulations list no ear cropping); medical treatment is outside the offence. Taking an animal out of Scotland to have the procedure done is also an offence (s.20(3)). Import: the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Act 2025 (c. 30) requires future regulations to prohibit bringing in mutilated dogs and cats; the enacted text shows only a power, commenced by regulations, and no commencement was confirmed.
Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006, s.20; Prohibited Procedures on Protected Animals (Exemptions) (Scotland) Regulations 2010 (SSI 2010/387)In force since 30 Apr 2007Checked 4 Nov 2026
Wales
Tiada dalam senarai yang dibenarkan; prosedur untuk rawatan perubatan berada di luar kesalahan. Import: Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Act 2025 (c. 30) memerlukan peraturan pada masa hadapan untuk melarang pemasukan anjing dan kucing yang dicacatkan; teks yang diluluskan hanya menunjukkan satu kuasa, yang dimulakan melalui peraturan, dan tiada permulaan berkuat kuasa yang disahkan.
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Not in the permitted list; a procedure for medical treatment is outside the offence. Import: the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Act 2025 (c. 30) requires future regulations to prohibit bringing in mutilated dogs and cats; the enacted text shows only a power, commenced by regulations, and no commencement was confirmed.
Animal Welfare Act 2006, s.5; Mutilations (Permitted Procedures) (Wales) Regulations 2007 (WSI 2007/1029)In force since 27 Mac 2007Checked 4 Nov 2026
What each status means
- Dilarang
- Prohibited outright.
- Dilarang dengan pengecualian
- Prohibited except under named exemptions, such as certified working dogs or a vet's medical decision.
- Doktor haiwan sahaja
- Allowed only when a vet performs it, often with pain relief or an age limit.
The law on other procedures
- Pemotongan ekor
- Pemotongan ekor (ternakan)
- Pembuangan kuku kelima
- Pembuangan putik tanduk
- Pembuangan tanduk
- Pembuangan kuku (onikektomi)
- Devokalisasi (pemotongan pita suara)
- Pemotongan paruh
- Pemotongan hujung sayap
- Pemotongan gigi
- Mulesing (pemotongan kulit punggung)
- Pemotongan balung
- Pembuangan taji
- Pemasangan cincin hidung
- Cap panas
- Cap beku
- Pemotongan otot ekor (tail setting)