Sentences with phrase «banned electric shock collars»
The Welsh government also banned electric shock collars in 2010.
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«The Kennel Club has nothing but praise for the Welsh Assembly Government's pledge to ban electric shock collars in Wales — we have led the campaign on banning electric shock collars and have lobbied the Assembly extensively.
Despite this, Westminster has still to take action and follow in Wales» footsteps in banning electric shock collars, and the Kennel Club hopes that the findings of its new research will let the government know that the public would be behind them on a ban.
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After four years of campaigning, the Kennel Club has jubilantly welcomed the announcement made by Wales» Rural Affairs Minister, Elin Jones AM that, subject to approval by the National Assembly for Wales, the use of electric shock collars will be banned...
«Following careful consideration of the responses to the consultation and with a view to enhancing animal welfare in Wales, I have today laid legislation before the National Assembly for Wales which will ban the use of electric shock collars in Wales.
The short debate follows Matthew Offord's Ten Minute Rule Bill presented in the House of Commons earlier this year which calls for a ban on the sale and use of electric shock collars.
The Kennel Club commissioned an independent survey on public opinion in England regarding electric shock collars which found that 72 % of the public disapprove of the use of electric shock collars and 74 % would support the government in introducing a ban on electric shock collars.
In Wales, dog collars that are capable of giving an electric shock are banned.
Similarly the two largest German Shepherd Dog clubs in the country (the British Association for German Shepherd Dogs and the German Shepherd Dog League of Great Britain) have banned the use of electric shock collars from their training grounds.
The announcement comes just a month after the Minister announced plans for a complete ban on electric shock dog collars.
«It is time for the government to stop delaying what the evidence has highlighted is needed, and what the public has clearly said it wants — a ban on the use of electric shock collars.»
The Kennel Club is urging the government to take action after research found that a significant majority of the general public in England are against the use of electric shock collars for dogs and would support the government in introducing a ban on these devices.