Defra is under heavy pressure from a number of organisations, including most notably the Kennel Club (KC), to ban electric shock collars, and has launched an online consultation to gauge public opinion. The KC’s arguments are clearly explained: “The Kennel Club believes that electric shock collars have no place in…
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English shock collar ban being considered
A consultation has been launched in to a possible ban on the sale and use of electric dog training collars in England. This follows Scotland’s commitment to ban the use of the devices last month. Their use has been prohibited in Wales since 2010. The Kennel Club pre-empted the official…
Scotland bans electric dog training collars
Electric dog training collars are to be banned in Scotland, after the Scottish Government made a U-turn on its previous decision not to prohibit their use. Scottish environment secretary Roseanna Cunningham has dropped plans announced last year to introduce regulation to ensure that collars could only be used under the…
Electric shock collars: English public throw weight behind ban
Electric shock collars: Research by the Kennel Club suggests that there is overwhelming opposition to the use of electric shock collars when training dogs and that the majority of the English public want them banned.
First prosecution in Wales for shock collar use
Phillip Pook, a dog owner from Ogmore-by-Sea, Vale of Glamorgan, has become the first person in Wales to be prosecuted for using an illegal electric shock collar.
Electric dog training collars now banned in Wales
The Welsh Assembly’s decision to ban electric dog collars has attracted strong opposition from dog owners despite Kennel Club support.