2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁Wel sh ▁Assembly ▁voted ▁to ▁ban ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁shock ▁coll ars ▁in ▁Wales . ▁ ▁The ▁ban ▁was ▁un success fully ▁challeng ed ▁by ▁P ets a fe , ▁a ▁manufact urer ▁of ▁these ▁devices , ▁and ▁the ▁Electron ic ▁Col lar ▁Man ufact ur ers ' ▁Association , ▁who ▁claimed ▁that ▁it ▁bre ached ▁Article ▁ 1 ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁Pro tocol ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Convention ▁of ▁Human ▁Rights . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁shock ▁coll ars ▁for ▁c ats ▁and ▁dogs ▁would ▁be ▁b anned ▁in ▁England . ▁The ▁Environment ▁secretary ▁Michael ▁G ove ▁said ▁that ▁shock ▁coll ars ▁caused ▁un accept able ▁" harm ▁and ▁suffering ". ▁Animal ▁char ities , ▁including ▁the ▁Kenn el ▁Club , ▁the ▁R SP CA ▁and ▁the ▁D ogs ▁Trust , ▁wel com ed ▁the ▁move . ▁ ▁Leg al ▁cases ▁involving ▁shock ▁coll ars ▁The ▁potential ▁for ▁shock ▁coll ars ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁negative ▁impact ▁on ▁behaviour ▁has ▁been ▁recogn ised ▁by ▁the ▁UK ▁courts . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁O star ra ▁Lang ridge ▁was ▁pro sec uted ▁after ▁one ▁of ▁her ▁dogs ▁attacked ▁and ▁killed ▁a ▁Sh ih ▁T zu ▁whilst ▁on ▁a ▁walk . ▁A ▁control ▁order , ▁rather ▁than ▁a ▁destruction ▁order , ▁was ▁im posed ▁as ▁the ▁magistr ates ▁accepted ▁the ▁defense ▁that ▁M s . ▁Lang ridge ' s ▁dog ' s ▁ag gress ive ▁behaviour ▁was ▁att rib