Rejected petition Ban the use of electric shock collars to train dogs

Dog shock collars are used by some animal behaviourists to control a dog's behaviour by using 'pain compliance' methods. The dog receives a shock when the owner presses a button a hand-held remote control.

These devices can and do malfunction and when they do they leave horrific burns on the dog.

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There is also added behavioural implications. The dog can think the shock came from something around them at the time of the shock, such as a child, cat, the owner and not just bite them at the time, but become seriously aggressive because of it.

They can also make dogs very fearful. A dog who had been rescued now attacks anyone with something they deem to look like a remote control for an e-collar because they are so traumatised.

The collars are already banned in Scotland and Wales.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/201048

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Date submitted 22 February 2018
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