You put the collar on, and the prongs effectively make contact with the dog's neck, and then the owner presses a remote control button which transmits a painful electric shock to your dog.

A true ban on cruel electric shock collars for dogs is set to be voted on by MSPs, the Record can reveal. New proposals would make it a criminal offence to use the “brutal” devices to train ...

paint us the sort of scenario of how the farmer, or the owner, might apply the use of a shock collar in ... and then the dog decides to avoid that particular situation. Very small, momentary ...

MSPs are set to get the chance to vote on whether to outlaw electric shock collars later this month. The ban has been proposed by Green MSP Ross Greer in amendments to SNP MSP Christine Grahame’s ...

The Scottish Greens have submitted plans to ban the use of electric shock dog collars. Ross Greer has lodged an amendment to SNP MSP Christine Grahame’s Welfare of Dogs (Scotland) Bill to make the use ...

A national animal welfare body has cautioned the Tasmanian government on a possible ban on electric shock collars, saying they prevent euthanisation of dogs with behavioural problems. Political ...

A true ban on cruel electric shock collars for dogs is set to be voted on by MSPs, the Record can reveal. New proposals would make it a criminal offence to use the “brutal” devices to train pet ...