Anheuser-Busch halts Clydesdale horse tail cutting.
OAN’s Abril Elfi
5:34 PM – Thursday, September 21, 2023
Anheuser-Busch has announced that it has stopped amputating the tails of its signature Budweiser Clydesdale horses.
Following a pressure campaign from PETA, an animal rights group, the beer company released a statement on Wednesday saying “The safety and well-being of our beloved Clydesdales is our top priority. The practice of equine tail docking was discontinued earlier this year.”
According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, docking, which is banned in some states and countries, traditionally involves cutting off the end of the tailbone of a horse to prevent the tail from interfering with harness and carriage equipment.
PETA launched a campaign earlier this year denouncing the beermaker’s activities, including an unofficial Super Bowl advertisement in a rebuke to Budweiser’s decades-long practice of releasing Super Bowl advertising showing the horses driving its beer wagons.
The animal rights group shared video it claimed was shot at Warm Springs Ranch in Missouri, the official breeding facility for Budweiser’s Clydesdales, and Grant’s Farm, a Busch family property. The footage showed horses at the farms furiously swinging their shorter tails, presumably slapping insects away with limited effect.
According to the press, the practice of docking has its roots as an old tradition meant to keep a horse’s tail from becoming tangled in the harness or equipment, but today it is mainly done for cosmetic purposes.
Reportedly, the tails on Budweiser Clydesdales are formed into buns and adorned with ribbons,” for public events.
The announcement came after PETA and other animal rights organizations wrote to Jason Warner, CEO of Anheuser-Busch’s Europe Zone, earlier this month, demanding the corporation to “immediately prohibit” the surgery on the Clydesdales.
After Anheuser-Busch confirmed it had stopped the practice, PETA said its staff would celebrate by “cracking open some cold ones.”
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How will Anheuser-Busch ensure the safety and well-being of its Clydesdales now that tail docking has been discontinued?
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Anheuser-Busch Ends Tail Docking Practice for Budweiser Clydesdales
Anheuser-Busch, the famous beer company, has recently announced that it has ceased the practice of tail docking on its signature Budweiser Clydesdale horses. This decision was made following a pressure campaign from PETA, an animal rights group. In a statement released on Wednesday, the company stated, “The safety and well-being of our beloved Clydesdales is our top priority. The practice of equine tail docking was discontinued earlier this year.”
Tail docking, which is traditionally done by cutting off the end of a horse
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