Importantly, MBSR may be related to greater ability to disengage attention from
aversive emotional stimuli (Lutz et al., 2008); thereby reducing emotional reactivity and enhancing the ability to implement emotion regulation strategies.
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.»