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Dogs: Electronic Training Aids

Asked by Dr Allison GardnerLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 14 January 2025UIN 22850

The question

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.

Answered by Daniel Zeichner

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 welfare of animals.

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