Consultation on potential controls or prohibition of electronic training aids

Annex 4

Additional quantitative analysis

Respondent country of residence by respondent category.

Respondent category	Scotland		England		Wales		Northern Ireland		Other - UK*		Republic of Ireland
	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
Animal behaviourist	17	40%	14	33%	1	2%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%
Animal care	5	83%	1	17%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%
Animal trainer	59	43%	27	20%	-	0%	1	1%	-	0%	3	2%
Animal welfare	23	51%	10	22%	-	0%	-	0%	3	7%	-	0%
Local government	7	100%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%
Member of the public	49	66%	19	26%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	2	3%
Pet owner	417	63%	174	26%	3	0%	3	0%	-	0%	3	0%
Pet supplies	1	11%	6	67%	-	0%	-	0%	1	11%	-	0%
Veterinary professional	15	58%	4	15%	-	0%	-	0%	1	4%	-	0%
Owner of working dogs	23	96%	1	4%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%
TOTAL	616	60%	256	25%	4	<1%	4	<1%	5	<1%	8	1%

*Includes respondents noting that they operate in more than one country within the UK

Respondent country of residence by respondent category (continued).

Respondent category	USA		Canada		Australia		Other*		Unknown		Total
	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
Animal behaviourist	4	9%	3	7%	2	5%	2	5%	-	0%	43	100%
Animal care	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	6	100%
Animal trainer	31	23%	5	4%	5	4%	5	4%	1	1%	137	100%
Animal welfare	3	7%	1	2%	-	0%	2	4%	3	7%	45	100%
Local government	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	7	100%
Member of the public	-	0%	-	0%	1	1%	1	4%	2	3%	74	100%
Pet owner	24	4%	9	1%	8	1%	9	1%	11	2%	661	100%
Pet supplies	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	1	11%	9	100%
Veterinary professional	1	4%	-	0%	-	0%	4	15%	1	4%	26	100%
Owner of working dogs	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	24	100%
TOTAL	63	6%	18	2%	16	2%	23	2%	19	2%	1032	100%

* Includes small numbers of respondents from (predominantly European) countries. The only countries from which there was more than one respondent were Norway (3) and the Netherlands, France and Sweden (2 each).

Question 6: In your opinion, which, if any, of the devices listed should be banned?

	Remote training collars								Anti-bark collars								Boundary Fence Systems		Don't know		Group size
Respondent category	Static pulse		Spray		Sonic		Vibrate		Static pulse		Spray		Sonic		Vibrate		Static pulse
	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N
Animal behaviourist	28	65	25	58	22	51	11	26	27	63	24	56	21	49	14	33	26	60	-	0	43
Animal care	6	100	6	100	6	100	5	83	6	100	6	100	6	100	5	83	4	67	-	0	6
Animal trainer	65	47	59	43	54	39	26	19	65	47	59	43	53	39	37	27	60	44	6	4	137
Animal welfare	35	78	26	58	25	56	19	42	35	78	26	58	26	58	21	47	23	51	2	4	45
Local government	2	29	-	0	1	14	1	14	2	29	-	0	1	14	1	14	1	14	2	29	7
Member of the public	45	61	32	43	35	47	33	45	41	55	32	43	35	47	33	45	30	41	4	5	74
Pet owner	327	49	268	41	271	41	205	31	332	50	263	40	271	41	216	33	257	39	46	7	661
Pet supplies	2	22	2	22	1	11	1	11	2	22	2	22	1	11	1	11	1	11	1	11	9
Veterinary professional	17	65	9	35	10	38	6	23	18	69	9	35	11	42	9	35	12	46		0	26
Owner of working dogs	2	8	-	0	-	0	-	0	2	8	-	0	-	0	-	0	1	4	4	17	24
TOTAL	529	51	427	41	425	41	307	30	530	51	421	41	425	41	337	33	415	40	65	6	1032

Question 7: In your opinion, which, if any, of the devices listed require regulation?

	Remote training Collars								Anti-bark collars								Boundary Fence Systems		Don't know		Group size
Respondent category	Static pulse		Spray		Sonic		Vibrate		Static pulse		Spray		Sonic		Vibrate		Static pulse
	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N
Animal behaviourist	22	51	21	49	20	47	18	42	21	49	20	47	20	47	16	37	20	47	1	2	43
Animal care	5	83	5	83	5	83	5	83	5	83	5	83	5	83	5	83	4	67	1	17	6
Animal trainer	50	36	45	33	40	29	37	27	50	36	44	32	41	30	38	28	47	34	10	7	137
Animal welfare	25	56	22	49	21	47	23	51	23	51	22	49	20	44	21	47	22	49	3	7	45
Local government	2	29	2	29	1	14	1	14	1	14	1	14	-	0	-	0	1	14	2	29	7
Member of the public	33	45	31	42	31	42	25	34	33	45	28	38	30	41	28	38	26	35	3	4	74
Pet owner	269	41	219	33	223	34	197	30	262	40	218	33	219	33	188	28	224	34	57	9	661
Pet supplies	4	44	4	44	3	33	3	33	4	44	4	44	3	33	3	33	2	22	-	0	9
Veterinary professional	15	58	10	38	12	46	12	46	13	50	9	35	11	42	10	38	14	54	1	4	26
Owner of working dogs	3	13	2	8	1	4	1	4	3	13	1	4	1	4	1	4	1	4	3	13	24
TOTAL	428	41	361	35	357	35	322	31	415	40	352	34	350	34	310	30	361	35	81	8	1032

Respondents selecting 'regulate' at Question 7 having not already selected 'ban' at Question 6

	Remote training collars								Anti-bark collars								Boundary Fence Systems		Group size
Respondent category	Static pulse		Spray		Sonic		Vibrate		Static pulse		Spray		Sonic		Vibrate		Static pulse
	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N
Animal behaviourist	3	7	5	12	5	12	9	21	2	5	5	12	6	14	6	14	3	7	43
Animal care	-	0	-	0	-	0	1	17	-	0	-	0	-	0	1	17	1	17	6
Animal trainer	9	7	8	6	6	4	19	14	8	6	7	5	6	4	11	8	9	7	137
Animal welfare	2	4	5	11	5	11	9	20	-	0	6	13	4	9	7	16	5	11	45
Local government	1	14	2	29	1	14	1	14	1	14	1	14	-	0	-	0	1	14	7
Member of the public	3	4	9	12	7	9	5	7	3	4	6	8	6	8	7	9	7	9	74
Pet owner	54	8	46	7	48	7	60	9	50	8	50	8	52	8	52	8	68	10	661
Pet supplies	2	22	2	22	2	22	2	22	2	22	2	22	2	22	2	22	1	11	9
Veterinary professional	4	15	5	19	6	23	8	31	3	12	5	19	6	23	6	23	4	15	26
Owner of working dogs	1	4	2	8	1	4	1	4	1	4	1	4	1	4	1	4	1	4	24
TOTAL	79	8	84	8	81	8	115	11	70	7	83	8	83	8	93	9	100	10	1032

Question 10: Have you ever bought an electronic training device?

Respondent category	Yes		No		Not answered		Total
	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
Animal behaviourist	18	42	25	58	-	0	43	100
Animal care	-	0	6	100	-	0	6	100
Animal trainer	84	61	49	36	4	3	137	100
Animal welfare	13	29	27	60	5	11	45	100
Local government	1	14	3	43	3	43	7	100
Member of the public	24	32	48	65	2	3	74	100
Pet owner	348	53	296	45	17	3	661	100
Pet supplies	7	78	1	11	1	11	9	100
Veterinary professional	6	23	19	73	1	4	26	100
Owner of working dogs	19	79	3	13	2	8	24	100
TOTAL	520	50	477	46	35	3	1032	100

Question 10: Please specify which devices

	Remote training collars								Anti-bark collars								Boundary Fence Systems		Group size*
Respondent category	Static pulse		Spray		Sonic		Vibrate		Static pulse		Spray		Sonic		Vibrate		Static pulse
	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N
Animal behaviourist	16	37	8	19	5	12	8	19	8	19	4	9	6	14	4	9	4	9	43
Animal care	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6
Animal trainer	72	53	10	7	14	10	38	28	31	23	13	9	6	4	13	9	12	9	137
Animal welfare	7	16	3	7	2	4	3	7	1	2	3	7	-	-	-	-	1	2	45
Local government	1	14	1	14	1	14	1	14	-	-	1	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	7
Member of the public	13	18	1	1	2	3	8	11	4	5	1	1	-	-	1	-	10	14	74
Pet owner	226	34	26	39	70	11	128	19	21	3	35	5	15	2	25	4	98	15	661
Pet supplies	5	56	3	33	2	22	3	33	3	33	3	33	2	22	2	22	4	44	9
Veterinary professional	3	12	-	-	1	4	2	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	8	26
Owner of working dogs	19	79	-	-	6	25	7	29	2	8	1	4	2	8	2	8	1	4	24
TOTAL	362	35	52	5	103	10	198	19	70	7	61	6	31	3	47	5	132	13	1032

*Purchase of at least one type of training aid reported, irrespective of answer to Yes/No question 10. Several individuals reported purchase of more than one device.

Question 11: From where did you purchase your device?

Respondent category	Direct from a manufacturer	Online e.g. Amazon/ eBay	Pet store	Animal trainer or behaviourist	Distributor (for a manufacturer)	Online specialist retailer	Other retailer (e.g. countryside sports shop)	Veterinary practice	Other (not known)
	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Animal behaviourist	10	7	3	2	1	-	1	-	-
Animal care	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Animal trainer	57	18	7	4	1	2	1	-	-
Animal welfare	6	6	1	1	-	-	-	-	-
Local government	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Member of the public	13	5	2	1	3	-	-	-	1
Pet owner	205	73	19	44	11	2	4	1	11
Pet supplies	6	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Veterinary professional	3	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	-
Owner of working dogs	17	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
TOTAL	317	112	33	52	17	4	7	2	13
% of respondents who reported one or more purchase route (n=536)	59%	21%	6%	10%	3%	1%	1%	0%	2%

Question 12: How much did your device cost? Please use the price ranges below.

Respondent category	Under £50	£50-£100	£100-£150	Over £150	Don't know/can't remember	Not answered	Total
	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Animal behaviourist	1	3	5	6	2	26	43
Animal care	-	-	-	-	-	6	6
Animal trainer	10	10	19	36	11	51	137
Animal welfare	2	3	5	3	1	31	45
Local government	1	-	-	-	-	6	7
Member of the public	4	5	2	8	4	51	74
Pet owner	26	73	84	139	37	302	661
Pet supplies	1	-	-	6	-	2	9
Veterinary professional	-	1	-	5	-	20	26
Owner of working dogs	1	2	8	6	2	5	24
TOTAL	46	97	123	209	57	500	1032
As % of those answering question	9%	19%	23%	39%	11%	-	-

Question 13: Would your business/company be affected by any ban or stricter regulations put on the use in Scotland of any of the electronic training aids listed?

	Remote training collars
Respondent category	Static pulse				Spray				Sonic				Vibrate
	Yes	No	Don't know	Total	Yes	No	Don't know	Total	Yes	No	Don't know	Total	Yes	No	Don't know	Total
Animal behaviourist	7	28	3	38	3	31	2	36	2	32	2	36	5	28	4	37
Animal care	-	6	-	6	-	6	-	6	-	6	-	6	-	6	-	6
Animal trainer	44	59	7	110	13	67	10	90	20	64	8	92	35	58	7	100
Pet supplies	4	3	1	8	-	6	1	7	-	6	1	7	3	4	1	8
Veterinary professional	2	16	1	19	1	16	1	18	1	16	1	18	1	16	2	19
Owner of working dogs	2	4	3	9	-	4	2	6	1	4	2	7	1	4	2	7
TOTAL	59	116	15	190	17	130	16	163	24	128	14	166	45	116	16	177
%	31%	61%	8%	100%	10%	80%	10%	100%	14%	77%	8%	100%	25%	66%	9%	100%

NB: Percentages do not sum to 100% due to rounding

Question 13: Would your business/company be affected by any ban or stricter regulations put on the use in Scotland of any of the electronic training aids listed?

	Anti-bark collars
Respondent category	Static pulse				Spray				Sonic				Vibrate
	Yes	No	Don't know	Total	Yes	No	Don't know	Total	Yes	No	Don't know	Total	Yes	No	Don't know	Total
Animal behaviourist	6	29	3	38	1	32	2	35	1	32	2	35	3	30	2	35
Animal care	-	6	-	6	-	6	-	6	-	6	-	6	-	6	-	6
Animal trainer	28	67	7	102	12	67	9	88	12	68	9	89	21	65	7	93
Pet supplies	2	5	1	8	-	6	1	7	-	6	1	7	2	5	1	8
Veterinary professional	1	17	1	19	2	16	1	19	1	17	1	19	1	16	1	18
Owner of working dogs	-	5	1	6	-	4	1	5		4	1	5	-	4	1	5
TOTAL	37	129	13	179	15	131	14	160	14	133	14	161	27	126	12	165
% of those answering the question	21%	72%	7%	100%	9%	82%	9%	100%	9%	83%	9%	100%	16%	76%	7%	100%

NB: Percentages do not sum to 100% due to rounding

Question 13: Would your business/company be affected by any ban or stricter regulations put on the use in Scotland of any of the electronic training aids listed?

	Boundary Fence Systems
Respondent category	Static pulse
	Yes	No	Don't know	Total
Animal behaviourist	3	30	3	36
Animal care	-	6	-	6
Animal trainer	19	70	7	96
Pet supplies	4	3	1	8
Veterinary professional	2	17	-	19
Owner of working dogs	-	5	1	6
TOTAL	28	131	12	171
% of those answering the question	16%	77%	7%	100%

Question 16: Would a ban or restriction in Scotland on the use of any of the electronic training aids listed have an effect on your business or organisation?

	Remote training collars
Respondent category	Static pulse				Spray				Sonic				Vibrate
	Yes	No	Don't know	Total	Yes	No	Don't know	Total	Yes	No	Don't know	Total	Yes	No	Don't know	Total
Animal behaviourist	8	29	1	38	3	30	2	35	3	31	2	36	5	29	2	36
Animal care	-	6	-	6	-	6	-	6	-	6	-	6	-	6	-	6
Animal trainer	40	65	8	113	13	72	8	93	20	70	6	96	29	68	6	103
Pet supplies	2	3	2	7	1	4	2	7	1	4	2	7	2	3	2	7
Veterinary professional	1	17	-	18	1	17	-	18	1	17	-	18	1	17	-	18
Owner of working dogs	3	2	2	7	2	2	2	6	2	2	2	6	2	2	2	6
TOTAL	54	122	13	189	20	131	14	165	27	130	12	169	39	125	12	176
% of those answering the question	29%	65%	7%	100%	12%	79%	8%	100%	16%	77%	7%	100%	22%	71%	7%	100%

NB: Percentages do not sum to 100% due to rounding

Question 16: Would a ban or restriction in Scotland on the use of any of the electronic training aids listed have an effect on your business or organisation?

	Anti-bark collars
Respondent category	Static pulse				Spray				Sonic				Vibrate
	Yes	No	Don't know	Total	Yes	No	Don't know	Total	Yes	No	Don't know	Total	Yes	No	Don't know	Total
Animal behaviourist	6	30	1	37	2	32	1	35	3	31	1	35	3	29	1	33
Animal care	-	6	-	6	-	6	-	6	-	6	-	6	-	6	-	6
Animal trainer	23	70	8	101	12	71	9	92	13	71	8	92	18	70	9	97
Pet supplies	2	4	1	7	1	4	2	7	1	4	2	7	2	3	2	7
Veterinary professional	1	17	-	18	2	16	-	18	1	17	-	18	1	16	-	17
Owner of working dogs	2	3	2	7	2	2	2	6	2	1	2	5	2	1	2	5
TOTAL	34	130	12	176	19	131	14	164	20	130	13	163	26	125	14	165
% of those answering the question	19%	74%	7%	100%	12%	80%	9%	100%	12%	80%	8%	100%	16%	76%	8%	100%

NB: Percentages do not sum to 100% due to rounding

Question 16: Would a ban or restriction in Scotland on the use of any of the electronic training aids listed have an effect on your business or organisation?

	Boundary Fence Systems
Respondent category	Static pulse
	Yes	No	Don't know	Total
Animal behaviourist	4	30	3	37
Animal care	-	6	-	6
Animal trainer	16	74	7	97
Pet supplies	4	3	1	8
Veterinary professional	1	17	-	18
Owner of working dogs	1	2	2	5
TOTAL	26	132	13	171
% of those answering the question	15%	77%	8%	100%