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Every dog has its day - Williams
June 25, 2008 12:00 AM
Kirsty Williams, Welsh Liberal Democrat AM for Brecon and Radnorshire, has welcomed the Rural Affairs Minister's announcement to ban electric shock collars to train dogs.
Kirsty Williams said:
"The Rural Affairs Minister's announcement today on the ban of electric shock collars is welcoming news.
"Electric shock collars are cruel and unnecessary devices and I support the move to ban them across Wales. I have felt the shock from a collar and it hurts - it has to hurt for the training method to work - pain and fear are not humane methods by which to train an animal, especially when there are other widely available positive alternatives."
Ends/Diwedd
Notes:
The electric dog collars emit shocks of around 750.
What Electric Shock Collars and Other Devices are:
· Electric shock collars - worn around a dog's neck these work either via a remote control with various settings which, when pressed, deliver an electric shock to the neck of a dog or; deliver an electric shock to a dog automatically when a dog barks.
· Electric shock mats - there are two types of electric mats: one is known as a 'wireless crate' and emits electric shocks to the dog when it steps off the mat and the other is called a 'scat mat' and emits an electric shock to the dog when it steps on it.
· Electric shock leads - these emit electric shocks to a dog if it exerts more pressure on the lead than is considered 'normal' for its size.
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