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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Official Ballot · opengovt
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The people's count208 votes
52% Aye · 10848% No · 100
MPs' vote510 MPs
43% Ayes · 21757% Noes · 293
The democratic gap
9% , a narrow gap
Outcome mismatch, the public would pass this bill, but Parliament rejected it.
Bill passage
Commons
- 1st reading22 Jan 2014
- 2nd reading