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Dogs: Electronic Training Aids

Commons · Question 22850 · Tabled 8 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 14 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Allison Gardner

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to ban the (a) sale and (b) use of shock collars for dogs.

Answer

Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 14 Jan 2025

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...