Practices such as cutting a pet's ears or tail docking for aesthetic reasons could soon be illegal in Jalisco and punished with fines.
Deputies of the Environment Commission endorsed reforms to the Law for the Protection and Care of Animals to extend the prohibition of acts or procedures that cause injury, suffering, or alter the anatomical or biological shape of animals. With the modification, all procedures that are not justified or have a zootechnical purpose will be restricted.
In the statement of reasons for the initiative presented by the deputy Claudia Murguía Torres . . .
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