Marshalled list of amendments

Monday 1 June 2026

Item 5 – Order Paper 174/22-27 – Monday 1 June 2026

Motion: Banning the Use of Aversive Training Tools for Domestic Animals

Proposed:

That this Assembly recognises the need to promote animal welfare and humane training methods for domestic animals; agrees that aversive training tools including shock collars, prong collars, choke chains and grot collars are a barbaric and cruel way to train domestic animals; acknowledges that such tools can cause physical and psychological distress to animals creating long-term behavioural issues; notes that the use of electronic shock collars on cats and dogs is prohibited in Wales, and that Government guidance on such tools is provided for in Scotland; supports calls from reward-based dog trainers, Dogs Trust and the USPCA that these tools should be banned for sale, use and ownership; welcomes the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs' recent consultation on animal welfare reform and encourages stakeholders to complete that consultation; calls on the Minister to introduce a bill in the current Assembly mandate to prohibit the use and possession of aversive training tools for domestic animals with appropriate exemptions for veterinarians, animal rescuers and dog wardens to use necessary tools when required for safe handling and in cases of emergencies; and further calls on the Minister to work with the Minister of Justice in considering penalties and ensuring any enforcement measures are sufficiently resourced. 

Mr Robbie Butler
Mr Doug Beattie
Ms Diana Armstrong
Mr Jon Burrows

Amendment

Leave out:

‘with appropriate exemptions for veterinarians, animal rescuers and dog wardens to use necessary tools when required for safe handling and in cases of emergencies’

[Mr John Blair]
[Ms Connie Egan]