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Petition · past parliament

Make the production and sale of shock collars for dogs illegal in the U.K

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

Shock collars for dogs are cruel and do not change their behaviour in the long term. They cause pain and should be banned

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Make electronic dog collars illegal to own and use in the UK.

Timeline

15 Sep 2016 Petition opened for signatures
16 Sep 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 17
Status Rejected
Rejected 16 Sep 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.