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Dogs: Electronic Training Aids

Commons · Question 11299 · Tabled 28 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 4 Nov 2024

Question

Asked by Sarah Champion

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to ban the use of electronic shock collars in dog training.

Answer

Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 4 Nov 2024

The Government will introduce the most ambitious programme for animal welfare in a generation and will bring forward plans in due course. Ministers will be considering available evidence around the use of hand-controlled e-collars and their effects on the...