In this position statement, PPG will combine decades of research with the opinions of certified animal behaviorists, and highlight the
question of
ethics to
explain why using electric shock in the name of training and care is both ineffective and harmful.
For example, the ABA Journal discusses the recent work of Suffolk University law professor Andrew Perlman, who references sociological studies on group behavior to
explain lawyers» tendency to discard their independent judgment and conform to group opinion when confronted with ambiguous
questions, such as those involving
ethics.