Voices that take a clear stand
against pain - based collar devices and the crude manner in which positive punishment and
aversive control methods are often used in dog
training deserve to be heard in public forums.
The British Veterinary Association and the British Small Animal Veterinary Association both recommend «
against the use of electronic shock collars and other
aversive methods for the
training and containment of animals» and state that shocks «and other
aversive stimuli received during
training may not only be acutely stressful, painful and frightening for the animals, but may also produce long - term adverse effects on behavioural and emotional responses.»