*S5M-14786 Christine Grahame: Ban Electronic Training Collars for Dogs That the — Parliament notes that, in January 2018, the Scottish Government issued a press statement on shock collars stating that it would take steps to effectively and promptly ban their use in Scotland “ ” and there to be no doubt that painful or unpleasant training for dogs will not be tolerated , and that “ ” it would be issuing strong Ministerial guidance on the use of all painful training devices for Courts “ to take into consideration in any cases brought before them regarding unnecessary suffering through the use of these devices ; further notes additional published guidance that stated ” Particular training devices that the Scottish Government does not condone are: electronic shock “(static pulse) collars, electronic anti-bark collars, electronic containment systems These … techniques compromise dog welfare ; considers that this guidance, though not publicised by the ” Scottish Government, had been initially welcomed by welfare and animal behaviour...