A significant modification will seen a typical animal device prohibited after it was called “terrible and unneeded”.
And animal advocates are commemorating as their massive 10-year battle has actually lastly settled.
It has actually now been revealed electric shock dog collars will be prohibited throughout in the UK from February next year.
The collars, which are typically utilized as a training gadget, can provide agonizing shocks continually for 11 seconds.
They send out electrical shocks of differing strength by means of a radio-controlled gadget which can be set off from 2 miles away.
The gadget cost about £20 a pop and about one in 20 Brits confessed to utilizing them on their dogs.
In 2018 then-Environment Secretary Michael Gove revealed that offering the collars would be prohibited due to the fact that they “can cause harm and suffering, whether intentionally or unintentionally, to our pets”.
That has now been passed, with Charity The Club Kennel welcoming the ban and dubbing it a “historic moment for animal welfare”.
The Mirror reported CEO Mark Beazley said: “The legislation banning electric shock collars in England, which comes into force next year, is a historic moment for animal welfare and will put an end to the misery and suffering of countless dogs who are still subject to these cruel and unnecessary devices.
“There is simply no excuse for using these devices, which cause physical and psychological harm, especially given the vast array of positive training methods available.”
However, not everyone who works with animals agrees with the ban.
The National Sheep Association warned last year that scrapping the training device would be “utterly irresponsible” and could lead to “animal welfare disaster”.
The Telegraph reported more than 200 sheep farmers from across England reported an increasing number of “distressing and harrowing” dog attacks.
The ban comes after animal campaigners poured years into fighting for change.
On February 26, 2018, the Sun exclusively revealed that Michael Gove will announce that the collars are to be banned by the Government.
In March, 2018, Michael Gove said: “We are now proposing to ban the use of electric shock collars to improve the welfare of animals.”
Wales had already banned the collars in recent years.
