Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Tony Baldry (Conservative), on Monday, 6 February 2006, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 110 members in total.

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ELECTRIC SHOCK COLLARS

That this House condemns the sale and use of remote control electric shock collars to train and control dogs; considers the use of such devices to be cruel and unnecessary; understands that alternative positive training methods produce dogs which are trained more quickly and reliably with no potential for abuse or cruelty; recognises that because dogs are highly reactive to learning experiences and have a strong bond with humans that their natural instincts can be utilised to train them easily; and calls upon the Government to introduce a complete ban on the sale and use of electric shock collars as part of the Animal Welfare Bill.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1570 

Session

2005-06

Other sponsors

Peter Bottomley

Bob Spink

Alan Meale

David Leslie Taylor

Lord Vaizey of Didcot

Subjects

Animal welfare Dogs Electronic training aids

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk