Anybody read about Wales banning the sale of shock collars?

Question

At a dog training conference a German lady presented evidence of physiological damage done by shock collars. Her studies led to store shelves in parts of Europe removing shock collars from their shelves.

Answer 1

This is wonderful news, and they are already banned in Australia. If you try to buy one in the states and bring it back in your luggage, you get in massive trouble! They are not available at all in Australia. We would never EVER dream of putting an electric shock collar on one of our children, so why would it be okay because we're putting them on animals? They do not deserve less humane treatment because they're furry! There are plenty of other ways to teach a dog a lesson then frying them. Sometimes they can go wrong and cause massive injuries to the dog. Even that aside, it's still cruel. There are other collars that emit a high pitched sound that I think are nowhere near as evil as electric collars. Oh yeah, and let's not call them ecollars - along the lines of kentucky fried chicken now being known as KFC so we forget how bad they are.... They're electric collars, they're an exercise in negative reinforcement, and the hurt.

Oh yeah, and as to the crazy bad dogs one of the other members was referring to - some dogs are crazy. Just like we have crazy people. Often it ISN'T their fault, just like in humans. Some dogs bite people, just like some people hurt other people. However, humans can reason, dogs can't. To blame a dog is unfair.

Answer 2

If they are used correctly and safely they make a great training TOOL. Some trainers I know that use them put the collars on themselves first as well as the owners to show that it is not a high shock. But if you look at the MILLIONS of people who the electric fence it is the same thing except you hold the remote with the training collar hence you control what is done. Not the dogs who run outside and at times challenge the fence or repeatedly shocked. I have seen people who have multiple collars for their fences because the dog would charge the fence. So it is no more cruel than the invisible fence as long as you are using it correctly. The dogs I have seen trained only need a couple low shocks and then all they needed was the audible beep. The warning that many collars come with.

Answer 3

I have read with great interest all the questions and comments about electric collars here for the past couple of weeks. Here is the bottom line. i have used them with great success over the last 20 years and with no damage done to the dog whatsoever. They are a teaching tool, not a punishment devise. Any idiot an put one on a dog and punish him into submission, that is not what an electric collar is all about. I know that the following statement is going to upset alot of people, but, the truth needs to be said. There are alot of dogs out there, mostly in Europe that NEED the E collar in order to be brought under proper control. There are dog sports that have such hard temper dogs that the Ecollar is mandatory to work them. Now, alot of people will say that it's the people that need to find better methods of training and on and on. Wrong. It is the dog. When you have a dog who is just as willing to put you in the hospital as he is willing to put the bad guy, that dog must be made to listen and be under control at all times. I am sure there are people out there who wil voice their objections over what I have said, but, they are not the ones who are doing this. Ecollars work and they work great, they have for many years and they will continue to work, so long as responsible people are using them as teaching tools.

Answer 4

Good! Shock collars, on any animal, is abuse!

Answer 5

Excellent! Perhaps the US will catch on someday.

Answer 6

That's awesome news! I hope it catches on everywhere else too...I hate those things, they're incredibly cruel.

Answer 7

Imangine you getting shocked on yr neak everytime you made a mistake... its abusive THEY SHOULD!