England is to introduce a new law banning the use of shock collars that deliver an electric or static shock to dogs wearing them
The decision, which becomes legislation on February 1 next year, leaves Northern Ireland to be the only region of the UK to have no legal restrictions on the use or sale of shock collars which can 'cause physical and psychological harm'.
In Wales these electric shock collars were banned in 2010 and anyone found guilty of using them on a dog or cat is liable to up to a year in prison and/or a fine.
