british-shorthair-breeders.com » wales http://www.british-shorthair-breeders.com All About British Pets Mon, 01 Aug 2011 08:48:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Wales bans pet shock collars http://www.british-shorthair-breeders.com/wales-bans-pet-shock-collars-30 http://www.british-shorthair-breeders.com/wales-bans-pet-shock-collars-30#comments Mon, 29 Mar 2010 09:35:23 +0000 Ross http://www.british-shorthair-breeders.com/?p=30 Shock collars have been a controversial part of pet behavioural training for a while now, with animal welfare groups campaigning against them as a heavy handed and barbaric way to discipline unruly animals which could easily be replaced by better training methods. Now, the Welsh Assembly has voted in favour of a complete ban of the collars, with penalties of up to £20,000 and six months in prison for using them.

While I think the penalties are a little excessive (obviously they are the worst-case, but still), the ban itself does make sense. I’m not a fan of the electric collars and find that when they are used, they simply result in a pet which is no longer trusting of its handlers even if its behaviour improves.

Still, what do you guys think?

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