Animal Welfare: Electronic Training Aids
2026-05-13 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · 1201 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department will finish consulting on banning collars which harm animals, including e-collars.
Answer
As set out in the Animal Welfare Strategy, Defra will consult on whether to ban the use of electric shock collars later in this Parliament. Next steps on the consultation will be announced in due course.