Budweiser Parent to Stop Cutting Tails Off Clydesdale Horses After Pressure From Activists

Wall Street Journal ^ | September 20, 2023 | Saabira Chaudhuri

[aculeus]

Budweiser owner Anheuser-Busch InBev BUD -0.29%decrease; red down pointing triangle said it has stopped cutting the tails off its famous Clydesdale horses after months of pressure from animal-rights activists who say the practice is cruel.

The brewing giant’s concession to activists comes as it tries to navigate its way through the culture wars, after a consumer backlash over a promotion with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney buffeted sales.

[aculeus]

Thinking this was a nothing-burger, I was going to post a snarky comment.

But I'm glad I read it.

[ClearCase_guy]

The brewing giant’s concession to activists comes as it tries to navigate its way through the culture wars

They navigate like Amelia Earhart.

[libh8er]

From Google search

Why do they cut the Clydesdales tails?

Docking. Docking traditionally has been performed to prevent the tail of the horse from interfering with harness and carriage equipment. Specifically, if a rein passes under the horse’s tail the horse may clamp its tail down and cause the driver to lose control of the horse.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

It would be nice if the rest of us could. Your link to the article is NG.

[libh8er]

IOW mutilating animals for man’s convenience.

[TheWriterTX]

The practice is cruel.

Horses have beautiful tales. Leave them alone.

[Red Badger]

Fred Noonan.................

[Glad2bnuts]

Trimming tails is mutilation? What do you call it when you get your kids hair cut?

[Bounced2X]

This site can’t be reached

www.wsjcom/business/budweiser-parent-to-stop-cutting-tails-off-clydesdale

[mrmeyer]

FFS.

[libh8er]

Horse tail isn't all hair. There are vertebrae too. It's the vertebrae with which they 'clamp down'.

[aculeus]

https://www.wsj.com/business/budweiser-parent-to-stop-cutting-tails-off-clydesdale-horses-after-pressure-from-activists-40cfdf62?mod=hp_lista_pos2

[ken in texas]

Add a period between "wsj" and "com", as in: https://www.wsj.com/business/budweiser-parent-to-stop-cutting-tails-off-clydesdale-horses-after-pressure-from-activists-40cfdf62?mod=hp_lista_pos2. That might work, although it appears to be restricted to those that can sign in.

[skr]

Tail trimming is just cutting hair. Tail docking is cutting the dock or bony part of the tail. Some docking leaves the horse a partial tail and others go all the way to the horse’s tail joint to the hindquarters which is extra cruel, leaving nothing for the horse to protect itself from flying insects.

[cymbeline]

Hey, what about cirumcisions?

[Bounced2X]

Add a period between "wsj" and "com", as in:...

That worked, but...

'To continue reading, choose an option below'
Have to create an account and sign in.

[aculeus]

“They navigate like Amelia Earhart.”

She was the pilot and depended on her navigator Fred Noonan who, perhaps significantly, was an alcoholic.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amelia_Earhart

[TangoLimaSierra]

Trimming tails is mutilation? What do you call it when you get your kids hair cut?

Kids can swat flies easily without their hair.

[pierrem15]

They prefer cutting the genitals and breasts off of human children.

[Avalon Memories]

Trimming tails is mutilation?

It isn't "trimming." It is amputating the long tail bone down to a nub. This leaves the horse with no ability to control flies that bite horses. It is cruel and unnecessary. Tails can be braided for shows so the tails don't interfere with any of the harness.