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Commons · Question 19769 · Tabled 12 Dec 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 19 Dec 2024

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Asked by Ruth Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has consulted (a) canine and feline behaviourists, (b) manufacturers of electronic shock collars and (c) farming bodies on the use of electronic shock collars on

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Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 19 Dec 2024

Defra has previously engaged with a wide range of stakeholders in relation to electric shock collars, including via a public consultation in 2018, direct engagement across the sector, and consideration of relevant academic research. We will be considering...

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