| Electric Collar Ban One Step Closer
The pace continues to gather in the world of politics for a ban on electric shock collars as the Kennel Clubs campaign reached a new milestone in Parliament today.
Working closely with the Kennel Club, Sarah McCarthy-Fry MP for Portsmouth North, saw the second reading of her Private Members Bill that proposed a ban on electric shock training devices.
Sarah McCarthy-Fry said: "I have a seven year old dog called Dudley, and I cannot imagine using an electric shock collar on him. These collars are barbaric; they train dogs to respond out of fear rather than a natural willingness to behave.
The second reading of the Bill has gained further strong cross party support for a ban, as is the political intention in Wales and Scotland, from Bob Spink MP (Conservative), Norman Baker MP (Liberal Democrats), and Sadiq Kahn MP (Labour) amongst others.
Dog electric shock ban rejected
The government is to investigate the use of electric shock training devices on dogs, but has rejected a bill calling for them to be banned outright. Animal welfare minister Ben Bradshaw said that while he sympathised with the concerns about cruelty, there was insufficient evidence for a ban. Electric shock devices, often collars, deliver a shock to the dog's neck to control behaviour in training. Critics say they can be misused and cause aggression in well-behaved dogs. The private member's bill had called for a ban on selling, importing, or using the devices. European examples Mr Bradshaw told MPs his department was "committed to spending a considerable amount of money" on research. He said Britain's chief vet had written to all other countries in the European Union to find out how they dealt with the devices.
Celebrity Pet Trainer Joins Dog/Cat Radio to Provide Pet Owners ...
LOS ANGELES, April 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Celebrity Pet Trainer, Kathryn Segura, has signed to an exclusive production deal with DogCatRadio.com to produce a series of pet training segments that will be aired on the station's website. She will also provide support via email. Segura, who has worked with animals on numerous films including "There's Something About Mary," "Tin Cup," "Indecent Proposal" and "The Adams Family," says she is looking forward to sharing with pet owners across America fun and friendly training tips by way of DogCat TV. "What better way to reach pet lovers than through one of the biggest and most exciting websites to hit the pet industry," said Segura. "I'm really excited to be part of DogCatRadio.com and help pet owners with pet behavior issues." Just recently, Segura served as judge on "Americas Cutest Puppy" on the WE network.
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