A true ban on cruel electric shock collars for dogs is set to be voted on by MSPs, the Record can reveal. New proposals would make it a criminal offence to use the “brutal” devices to train ...

Dog welfare experts and MSPs have joined forces in a renewed push to ban “outdated and cruel” electric shock collars. The Kennel Club is backing a motion by Tory MSP Maurice Golden calling on ...

MSPs are set to get the chance to vote on whether to outlaw electric shock collars later this month. The ban has been proposed by Green MSP Ross Greer in amendments to SNP MSP Christine Grahame’s ...

The Scottish Greens have urged other parties to back their push to ban the use of shock collars on dogs. MSP Ross Greer proposed the ban as an amendment to the Welfare of Dogs (Scotland ...

A Scottish Green MSP is calling for a nationwide ban on "cruel" electric shock collars. Ross Greer is calling on all parties at the Scottish Parliament to support his proposal would would end the ...

When you think of shock collars and virtual fences, your mind probably wanders to a barking dog that dutifully stays on your neighbor's lawn. Now, a team at Oklahoma State University is showing ...