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UK Parliament · Public Bill · No. 1336

Animal Welfare (Electronic Collars) Bill

[As Introduced]
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This bill aims to make electronic collars (devices that give electric shocks to animals) illegal in the UK. It's a law to prevent animal cruelty by stopping people from using these collars on dogs and other pets.

Presented by Dr Matthew Offord.
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The people's count15 votes
100% Aye · 150% No · 0
MPs' vote510 MPs
43% Ayes · 21757% Noes · 293
The democratic gap

57% , a wide gap

Outcome mismatch, the public would pass this bill, but Parliament rejected it.

Bill passage

Commons

  • 1st reading22 Jan 2014
  • 2nd reading