A sentence of the Court of Voghera (PV) considers the use of the electronic collar to train dogs lawful and after two years acquits a Casteggio hunter from the accusation of mistreatment.
A hunter from Casteggio, in the province of Pavia, in July 2010 was charged with mistreating their dogs by training them with the use of an electronic collar, considered illegal.
The collar in question is equipped with a device that emits slight electronic vibrations and sound impulses and is free for sale in specialized stores; this type of collar is often used in the training of hunting dogs.
Just the hunter explains on the matter. "I had been slandered by a person who reported my method of training dogs to law enforcement, based on the use of an electronic collar equipped with a remote control, which has been on the market for years and which can be purchased from specialized retailers ".
Continuing the casteggiano hunter says, "After this report, the men of the State Forestry Corps intervened, who had carried out a house search in my home. I voluntarily handed over the collars, so that all the checks could be carried out ".
Continuing the hunter specifying, "There was even talk of electroshock, tarnishing my image as a correct hunter and always very scrupulous in the care of dogs. So much so that the health officer of the ASL, when he came to my house, reported that the animals are kept in very good nutritional and physical conditions, within adequate spaces ".
The hunter also explains "Through my lawyer, the investigation found that the collars are used exclusively for educational use and do not cause any harm to animalson the contrary, they are of great help to prevent the dog from going, for example, to the street or to other dangerous places ”.
In the end the story, which lasted two years, ended in favor of the hunter who was actually acquitted by the Court of Voghera as the hunter himself states, “The judge acquitted me as the fact does not constitute a crime. This story had a happy ending, it is right that people know how the facts really took place ”.