{"669870":{"#nid":"669870","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Anheuser-Busch says it will no longer amputate the tails of Budweiser\u0027s Clydesdales","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAnheuser-Busch says it will end the practice of amputating the tails of its signature Budweiser Clydesdale horses, following a pressure campaign from the animal rights group PETA. The beer company said the practice of equine tail docking was discontinued earlier this year, according to a statement from an Anheuser-Busch spokesperson.\u0026nbsp;The practice of docking has its roots in a tradition meant to keep a horse\u0027s tail from becoming tangled in the harness or equipment, but today it is mainly done for cosmetic purposes.\u0026nbsp;A tail is important for a horse\u0027s welfare, as it is its instrument for swatting away biting insects, wrote \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/david-hu\u0022\u003EDavid Hu\u003C\/a\u003E, professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Biological Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E and the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EGeorge W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E, in a 2018 \u003Cem\u003EScientific American\u003C\/em\u003E article.\u0026nbsp;(This story was also covered at \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.wesa.fm\/2023-09-21\/anheuser-busch-says-it-will-no-longer-amputate-the-tails-of-budweisers-clydesdales\u0022\u003E90.5 WESA\u003C\/a\u003E.)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAnheuser-Busch says it will end the practice of amputating the tails of its signature Budweiser Clydesdale horses, following a pressure campaign from the animal rights group PETA. The beer company said the practice of equine tail docking was discontinued earlier this year, according to a statement from an Anheuser-Busch spokesperson.\u0026nbsp;The practice of docking has its roots in a tradition meant to keep a horse\u0027s tail from becoming tangled in the harness or equipment, but today it is mainly done for cosmetic purposes.\u0026nbsp;A tail is important for a horse\u0027s welfare, as it is its instrument for swatting away biting insects, wrote \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/david-hu\u0022\u003EDavid Hu\u003C\/a\u003E, professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Biological Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E and the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EGeorge W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E, in a 2018 \u003Cem\u003EScientific American\u003C\/em\u003E article. (This story was also covered at \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.wesa.fm\/2023-09-21\/anheuser-busch-says-it-will-no-longer-amputate-the-tails-of-budweisers-clydesdales\u0022\u003E90.5 WESA\u003C\/a\u003E.)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"34434","created_gmt":"2023-09-22 20:08:57","changed_gmt":"2023-09-26 14:25:09","author":"Renay San Miguel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"National Public Radio ","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2023\/09\/21\/1200817549\/anheuser-busch-budweiser-clydesdale-horses-tail-amputation","dateline":{"date":"2023-09-21T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2023-09-21T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"1275","name":"School of Biological Sciences"}],"categories":[{"id":"146","name":"Life Sciences and Biology"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"166882","name":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"id":"14545","name":"George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering"},{"id":"297","name":"David Hu"},{"id":"193075","name":"horses"},{"id":"193076","name":"tail docking"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}