consult.gov.im/environment-food-and-agriculture/use-of-ecollars-on-dogs-and-cats
“The purpose of the consultation by the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture (DEFA) was to seek views on whether the Isle of Man Government should ban or regulate the use of electronic collars for dogs and cats. Any ban or regulation would involve introducing secondary legislation made under the Animal Welfare Act 2023.
There were 715 responses to the consultation. 28 responses were removed as they appeared to be duplicates based on names, email addresses and in some cases IP addresses being identical. This left 687 unique responses. When asked, 670 respondents said they were individuals and 10 said they represented an organisation. 7 did not answer this question.
Do you think it should be an offence to attach to a cat or dog an e-collar that only emits distracting puffs of air or non-aversive behaviour changing pheromones/chemicals?
The majority of respondents did not think this should be an offence (72.93%).
Do you think it should be an offence to attach to a cat or dog an e-collar that only emits a noxious spray?
A small majority of respondents did not think this should be an offence (52.98%), as compared to the 46.58% who felt it should be.
Do you think it should be an offence to attach to a cat or dog an e-collar that delivers a noise or vibration (but no electric shock)?
The majority of respondents did not think this should be an offence (86.75%).
Do you think it should be an offence to attach to a cat or dog and e-collar that delivers an electric shock?
The majority of respondents did not think this should be an offence (78.60%).
Do you think it should be an offence to attach to a cat or dog an e-collar capable of delivering an automatically triggered electric shock as part of a containment system?
The majority of respondents did not think this should be an offence (71.03%).
If attaching an e-collar is made an offence, do you think it should also be an offence to be responsible for a cat or dog which has an e-collar attached?
The majority of respondents did not think this should be an offence (75.98%).
The Department is grateful to those individuals and organisations who took time to respond to the consultation and tell us their views. There were a significant number of responses that appear to be from outside of the Isle of Man borders. The Department is aware that there are significant concerns about the use of electronic collars in dogs and cats and will do further work to explore this area further.”