hav iour ▁Association . ▁ ▁The ▁B S AVA ▁produced ▁a ▁position ▁statement ▁on ▁the ▁ris ks ▁associated ▁with ▁coll ars ▁" The ▁British ▁Small ▁Animal ▁V eter inary ▁Association ▁( BS AVA ) ▁recomm ends ▁against ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁electronic ▁shock ▁coll ars ▁and ▁other ▁a vers ive ▁methods ▁for ▁the ▁training ▁and ▁contain ment ▁of ▁animals . ▁Sho cks ▁and ▁other ▁a vers ive ▁stim uli ▁received ▁during ▁training ▁may ▁not ▁only ▁be ▁ac utely ▁stress ful , ▁pain ful , ▁and ▁fright ening ▁for ▁the ▁animals , ▁but ▁may ▁also ▁produce ▁long - term ▁ad verse ▁effects ▁on ▁behaviour al ▁and ▁emot ional ▁responses ." . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁advice ▁of ▁the ▁R SP CA ▁( Ro yal ▁Society ▁for ▁the ▁Pre vention ▁of ▁Cru el ty ▁to ▁Anim als ) ▁and ▁other ▁w elf are ▁groups , ▁the ▁A CP O ▁( Associ ation ▁of ▁Chief ▁Police ▁Offic ers ) ▁b anned ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁shock ▁coll ars ▁for ▁police ▁dog ▁training ▁by ▁all ▁UK ▁police ▁forces . ▁The ▁current ▁A CP O ▁Police ▁D ogs ▁Man ual ▁of ▁Gu id ance ▁states ▁" Equ ip ment ▁that ▁is ▁not ▁approved ▁for ▁use ▁in ▁the ▁training ▁of ▁police ▁dogs ▁includes ▁remote ▁training ▁coll ars ▁designed ▁to ▁give ▁an ▁electric ▁shock ▁and ▁Pin ch ▁Coll ars ". ▁ ▁The ▁R SP CA ▁commission ed ▁a ▁review ▁of ▁the ▁effects ▁of ▁shock ▁coll ars ▁from ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁V eter inary ▁Medicine ▁at ▁Br istol ▁University , ▁which ▁is ▁available ▁online