Vivienne ClarkeMinister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue is to introduce regulations in the coming months to ban the use of electric dog collars. The move follows months of “significant consultation” on this serious welfare issue, he told RTÉ radio’s Today Show. The regulations will not have an effect on electric fences as animals can avoid them. The target is electric shock collars which can be used on dogs and cats to control their behaviour and in some circumstances can be used for training. However, people who already have remote controlled electric collars on their animals will not be required to remove them.

Source: The Herald May 07, 2024 12:00 UTC