Author: McKinley Corbley / Source: Good News Network
The English government has just announced that they will be banning the use of electric shock collars on cats and dogs.
Shock collars can deliver up to 6,000 volts of electricity, sometimes for as long as 11 seconds. Other collars can release noxious smelling chemicals as a means of dissuading pets from certain behaviors.
Both of these devices have been shown to cause – and worsen – behavioral problems and anxiety in pets.Animal rights organizations that have been rallying for the ban encourage using positive-reward training techniques instead.
According to a 2014 survey, 74% of the English population is in favor of the ban, while one third of recipients thought that there was already a ban in place. Scotland and Wales have both banned electric…
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