Budweiser's famous horses will have longer tails now that the company has stopped clipping them. Anheuser-Busch, the parent company of the beer brand, said in a press release on Wednesday that it no longer clips its Clydesdales' tails, a procedure known as docking. Budweiser Clydesdales handler John Fink walks the horses prior to bathing them at Houston Polo Club. In its campaign, PETA noted that horses use their tails to communicate and swat away flies, which can carry diseases. The Clydesdale breed of horses originated in Scotland and are synonymous with the Budweiser brand .

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Persons: John Fink, They've, Amy Trout Organizations: Anheuser, Busch, Budweiser, PETA, Service, Veterinary Medical Association, Houston Polo Club, Houston Chronicle, Hearst Newspapers, Getty, American, Clydesdale, Super, Pro Football Hall of Fame, Empire State Locations: Wall, Silicon, Scotland, Missouri, New England