Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 19769

Pets: Electronic Training Aids

Tabled: 12 December 2024
Answered: 19 December 2024
Named Day

Question

Ruth Jones

LabourNewport West and Islwyn

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has consulted (a) canine and feline behaviourists, (b) manufacturers of electronic shock collars and (c) farming bodies on the use of electronic shock collars on

Answer

Daniel Zeichner
Defra has previously engaged with a wide range of stakeholders in relation to electric shock collars, including via a public consultation in 2018, direct engagement across the sector, and consideration of relevant academic research. We will be considering...

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