Asked by: Helen Grant (Conservative - Maidstone and The Weald)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether it remains her policy to ban the use of electric shock collars on cats and dogs in England.
Answered by Trudy Harrison
We remain committed to introducing a ban on electronic collars controlled by hand-held devices that deliver an electric shock to cats or dogs. Parliamentary business will be scheduled and announced in the usual way.
Asked by: Helen Grant (Conservative - Maidstone and The Weald)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Responsible Dog Ownership working group has made recommendations on additional measures to reduce dog attacks.
Answered by Trudy Harrison
We are currently working in partnership with the police, local authorities and animal welfare organisations to address all aspects of tackling irresponsible dog ownership effectively, from prevention to robust, consistent enforcement, focussing on owners as well as on their dogs. Conclusions from this work are expected later this year.