Petco is no longer selling electronic "shock" collars and is calling on the pet industry and consumers to "create real change." The San-Diego-based pet store chain announced Tuesday that it ended ...

That’s why 91 per cent of trainers favour a ban on electric shock collars. The collars are marketed as harmless but they train dogs through fear and pain, rather than a natural willingness to obey.

Lowcountry dog owners are tracking their missing animals electronic devices only to find the collar and not the animal. One lawmaker wants to make this a crime. H. 4611 would make it illegal for ...

Polling for the Dogs Trust found almost a third of people (31%) wrongly thought that the collars, which can continuously shock a dog for 11 seconds, were already banned.

Shock collars typically use electric current passing through metal contact points on the collar to give dogs a signal that can range from a mild tickling sensation to a painful shock, the Humane ...

Petco says a recent survey of 1,000 "dog parents" reported 70% said they feel shock collars have a negative impact on their pet's emotional or mental well-being and 69% consider shock collars a ...

“Barbaric” electric shock training collars that blast cats and dogs with up to 6000 volts are still on sale – almost two years after the Government vowed to ban them. Our sister paper the ...

Dogs, in many ways, are a part of families, but some dogs, specifically hunting ones, can cost upward of $15,000 to $25,000. A person who intentionally removes the collar could face a misdemeanor ...

Whether the dogs were killed or just had their collar taken off, the intention was to ensure the owner wouldn’t find them. Collars can range from $100 to $600. When someone destroys them, it is ...

Campaigners are calling for a ban on the sale of electric shock collars which are used to deliver a painful jolt to dogs to correct their behaviour. News you can trust since 1886 Sign In ...

Campaigners are calling for a ban on the sale of electric shock collars which deliver a painful jolt to dogs to correct their behaviour.

Campaigners are calling for a ban on the sale of electric shock collars which are used to deliver a painful jolt to dogs to correct their behaviour. Polling for the Dogs Trust found almost a third ...