Modern Canine Owners Association

11/05/2024

***PETITION*** Our dogs are counting on us.
Please check our linktree and sign our petition to HALT the banning of the E-collar in Ireland. Please help by sharing this post.

https://www.change.org/p/save-ireland-s-e-collars-banning-this-crutial-tool-will-harm-our-dogs

11/05/2024

Help us halt the E-collar ban!!
Template emails to send to the Minister for Agri and also local councillors are in our link tree - link in our bio. Please share

21/04/2024

Changes to our BSL are looming. Lets stand together to keep our beloved dogs safe.
NO breed is safe from a potential breed ban.

31/01/2024

E-COLLARS are NOT banned in England!!!! As Jamie put it, the battle is won...the war is not over.

In March 2018, the Government announced their intention to ban electronic collars. The government then laid draft legislation in April 2023 which would make the use of electronic collars illegal in England as of 1st February 2024. This legislation was laid in the form of an Affirmative Statutory Int...

25/01/2024

We did an interview with Gript regarding the proposed ban.
Banning this wonderful tool could have devastating consequences.

As consultation deadline extended

24/01/2024

Well done to everyone that submitted to the Advisory Council. We will NOT stand by while these wonderful devices are called 'shock collars', and they attempt to take them from the hands of those that want to help dogs.

20/01/2024

The 2nd Senator to oppose the banning of the E-collar.
When there is ample evidence for the ethical use of these tools, why do Dogs Trust and other organisations continue to claim they are cruel and deliver electric shocks?

The implications of a proposed ban on electric dog collars have not been thought through, independent Kerry TD Michael Healy-Rae said.

19/01/2024

Please support us in opposing the proposed Irish E-collar ban.
Here's the link to the submission template you can use to email to the Advisory Board:
https://www.moderncanineownersassociation.ie/post/template-submission-to-the-advisory-council-for-companion-animal-welfare

18/01/2024

We've created a template to be used as a submission to the Advisory Council to oppose the E-collar ban - submissions to be sent to [email protected].
Add/remove as applicable to you, and please add your personal experiences - it all helps!
If you need assistance PM this page - we're happy to help.
It can be copy/pasted from here:

Dear Advisory Council for Companion Animal Welfare, As a concerned dog owner residing in Ireland, I strongly oppose the banning of any dog tool, and I oppose the banning of the E-collar. The E-collar has a multitude of research papers showing its effectiveness at preventing livestock and wildlife pr...

17/01/2024

Senator Ronan Mullen speaking a huge amount of sense on the proposed E-collar ban here in Ireland.

An Independent Senator has denied remote-control electric shock collars for dogs and cats are “cruel” as the Government launches a public consultation about a possible ban.