Sheep farmers call for end to Welsh e-collar ban

More than 100 farmers have signed a letter urging the Welsh government to reconsider its ban on training dogs with e-collar.

The letter, which has 107 signatories including celebrity farmer Gareth Wyn Jones, urges the government to “review the science on what is the most effective training for stopping predatory attacks by dogs”.

The letter is in response to NFU Mutual data which shows that Welsh farmers suffer from four times more dog attacks than farmers in Scotland.

The Welsh government banned the training of dogs with e-collars in 2010, and in 2018, Scotland decided against following suit.