PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(8 January 2025)
Question Asked
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.
Asked by:
Dr Allison Gardner (Labour)
Asked by:
Dr Allison Gardner (Labour)
Answer
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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