21/08/2025
Since I’ve relocated over the pond 🇺🇸 , I am overwhelmed by the sheer volume of prong and electric collars around.
Virtually every other dog wears them (frequently both at the same time). Even service dogs 😟
🫥You see them not just in every pet shop (even those which describe themselves as holistic), but also in every supermarket.
🫥It’s official- abuse has been normalised.
But let me make it clear ➡️ just because you see it everywhere, doesn’t make it right. Just because the description says they are “humane” ➡️ they are NOT !! How can they be ???? Just stop for a minute and think how they actually work !!
🫥Ignorance is not an excuse to mistreat or harm animals.
💡There is no humane, kind way to use an electric or prong collar. They ARE designed to cause pain and discomfort (also fear and anxiety), and they do. There is no “correct” way of using them, which doesn’t cause pain / discomfort, unless you simply don’t use them. A torture equipment doesn’t work unless it harms. And these are exactly that. They are torture tools for dogs. And for what??? Human convenience.
😕We must do better by dogs. We owe them that much. They deserve better from us.
