Parliament Workbench

Petition · PE01555 · Session 4

Electric Shock and Vibration Collars for Animals

Closed Submitted 22 Oct 2014
Signatures
0
200 online signatures with a country
Comments
22
Considered
4 meetings
in the Official Report

What it asks

Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to ban the cruel and completely unnecessary use of electric shock and vibration collars on animals in Scotland.

What the petitioner did first

I have contacted the head of the SSPCA, Mike Flynn, who confirms that the charity completely opposes the use of electric shock and vibration collars on animals as either a training or compliance tool but as they are legal in Scotland they are unable to enforce this is in law.
I have also contacted the MSP Christine Grahame, prior to the submission of this petition.

Where it was considered

Official Report
  1. 28 Apr 2015
    Public Petitions Committee
    New Petitions
    1 mention
  2. 23 Jun 2015
    Public Petitions Committee
    Continued Petitions
    1 mention
  3. 27 Oct 2015
    Public Petitions Committee
    Continued Petitions
    1 mention
  4. 12 Jan 2016
    Public Petitions Committee
    Continued Petitions
    1 mention

Signatures by country

200 online signatures
  1. Scotland111 55.5%
  2. United Kingdom45 22.5%
  3. England29 14.5%
  4. Wales4 2%
  5. United States4 2%
  6. Australia4 2%
  7. Netherlands1 0.5%
  8. Ireland1 0.5%
  9. Norway1 0.5%

Comments

22 comments, oldest first
  1. Fiona Kilner 4 Feb 2015
    This is a cruel and barbaric practice that must be stopped.
  2. christine shekleton 4 Feb 2015
    sir,madam please consider this very carefully as these collars are being used with folk for the wrong reasons on dogs also there is no reason anyone should ever need to use these on dogs what so ever, it is absolutely cruel for these to be used and they should be banned completely and any one caught using one on any dog should receive a heavy court fine. animals can not defend themselves we are the voices for animals and must be heard thank you very much from the bottom of my heart and everyone involved trying to stop this horrid item .
  3. Roger Whyman 4 Feb 2015
    should be banned not encouraged
  4. james butler 4 Feb 2015
    Ban these vile tools, dog training supposed to be fun not painful
  5. Fran parkin 4 Feb 2015
    Barbaric , horrific ,unnecessary , should be banned , and anyone found using them should be prosecuted , how can anyone responsible justify there use!!
  6. Kimberley McLeod 4 Feb 2015
    It's barbaric
  7. Rosiepompom 4 Feb 2015
    This barbaric cruelty must stop!
  8. Rosiepompom 4 Feb 2015
    Being used to terrify poor animalss
  9. Jean wilson 5 Feb 2015
    This is cruel and there is no need to use such evil items on any animal. Ban them now!
  10. Sue smith 5 Feb 2015
    Stop allowing this cruelty to continue
  11. Jacqueline Ashworth 5 Feb 2015
    Totally unnecesary!!!!!!!!
  12. diana ward 5 Feb 2015
    anyone who is an animal lover wouldnt have these in the first place
  13. Sheena Clark 5 Feb 2015
    Please ban these collars.
  14. Judy Matthews 5 Feb 2015
    stop this inhumane training method
  15. corrine combe 5 Feb 2015
    Shocking that this is still legal!
  16. sam combe 5 Feb 2015
    Stop the abuse
  17. Ross Stratton 5 Feb 2015
    This Is A Awful To Know We Treat animals in this way they can be hurt just like us so we are the same in many ways how about we switch positions the you will be quick on banning it
  18. Kay connar 5 Feb 2015
    Far to cruel to use
  19. karen fairclough 5 Feb 2015
    I fully support the ban of electric shock collars. These cause far more harm than good however the vibration collar is a different tool entirely causing zero pain or discomfort. These collars are VITAL for many deaf dogs to be able to lead a life off leash as they are meant to. These vibration collars are the source of their recall, keeping them safe.
    To put the two in the same bracket shows ignorance and lack of reseach for these tools.
  20. rizia robertson 8 Feb 2015
    Shock collars are never necessary. Please do not go to any trainer who uses them. There are many qualified Force Free trainers in Scotland now who are well versed in positive training. If the ban goes through, I hope the outdated trainers who use them will either go out of business or take it upon themselves to be educated in all things dog.
    Prongs and choke collars are just as bad btw
  21. Shelley Morrison 9 Feb 2015
    Please share this petition. We need to
    stop this barbaric way of training. The more people that are made aware the more people will sign the petition. Thankyou
  22. Christina Fisher 16 Feb 2015
    I can't believe electric collars are still in use and it was found to be nescessary to petition for their removal