One more step in favor of animal welfare.
The National Assembly voted almost unanimously on Monday evening for a Macronist bill to ban so-called “training” collars, electric, chokes and spikes on dogs and cats, because of the suffering they cause. .
The text aims to prohibit "the use on dogs and cats of any electric shock device, strangler without stopper or whose points are turned towards the body of the animal".
Any offender is liable to an administrative fine of 750 euros, or even 3,750 euros in the event of a repeat offense or for dressage professionals.
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The proposed law also prohibits the sale, expensive or free transfer and advertising of these "training collars", punishable by an administrative fine of 3,000 euros for a natural person and 15,000 euros for a legal person.
The bill was brought by Renaissance MP Corinne Vignon, in conjunction with the Brigitte Bardot Foundation.
"Burns", "loss of hair", behaviors of "terror", "paralysis", the elected representative of Haute-Garonne denounced at the podium the "physical and psychological lesions" caused to animals by these coercive "training collars". , “not effective and counter-productive”.
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This bill is a step forward for animal welfare but also for public
health💬 📰Press conference to announce the principles of the text debated today at @AssembleeNat pic.twitter.com/6tAYLAAXmY
– Corinne Vignon (@CorinneVignon) January 16, 2023
“End the normalized abuse”
Adopted at first reading by 111 votes to 5, this text must now be transmitted to the Senate.
The only votes against came from the National Rally, which was also divided with 19 for and 6 abstentions.
The Minister of Agriculture Marc Fesneau welcomed "a step forward in the fight against animal abuse", at a time when "societal expectations are increasingly strong" in this area.
The Brigitte Bardot Foundation is delighted that this text contributes to "putting an end to the mistreatment trivialized by the violent education of animals, whose physical sequelae and traumatic consequences increase the risk of dangerousness and lead to numerous cases of abandonment and euthanasia", according to her.
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VICTORY: The ban on torture collars has just been adopted by the National Assembly!
Congratulations to @CorinneVignon and @DeputesRE, on the initiative of this text, as well as to the parliamentary groups, who all supported this bill...⬇️ pic.twitter.com/a4ueTcoYta
– Brigitte Bardot Foundation (@FBB_Officiel) January 16, 2023
Only the exception granted to the military was criticized by LFI Anne Stambach-Terrenoir.
Added in committee, a derogation is in fact provided for the services of the armies that use dogs and for operations to capture dangerous and stray animals.
