It should be illegal everywhere! It’s a form of abuse IMO!

My corgi was born with a stumpy tail.

Actually, there are several dog breeds - including the Welsh Corgi - that can be born naturally with a stubby tail or non-existent tail. This a result of a mutated gene known as C189G. Corgis and other breeds - like the Australian Shepherd, Brittany Spaniel, and Swedish Vallhund- carry the C189G naturally, so short tails aren't necessarily a result of docking, just breeding. There are also breeds -like the King Charles Spaniel and Rottweiler - who are born with naturally stubby tails without the C189G mutation, and a geneticist in England was granted permission by the AKC to crossbreed Corgis with the mutation into his Boxer line to get the naturally stubby tail without docking. While it's messed up that this even needs to go through red tape, the practice could become widespread in the AKC and eliminate tail docking altogether (baby steps when it comes to breeders, of course).

It was originally done because corgis were used to hunt badgers, and they wanted to prevent injuries and infections. Now it's to meet "breed standards" for show dogs...and it's cruel and ugly.