Our position
Effective options.
Accountable use.
A fair welfare assessment must include the consequences of taking an effective capability away.
SPEC opposes a ban and new collar-specific restrictions on sale, possession or responsible use. We ask government to retain existing animal-welfare protections and judge misuse by the conduct and harm involved.
Our publication brief draws together evidence of interrupted predation, rapid learning, retained avoidance and treatment of specified aggression, alongside conservation practice, research criticism and official policy records.
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Our president
WilliamChandler-Duff
President, Society for the Protection of Electric Collars
A clear voice for
responsible choice.
William Chandler-Duff is President of SPEC, the campaign to keep electronic collars legal for individual owners and trainers in England.
Our mission is straightforward: protect access to effective options, put animal welfare at the heart of the debate, and make the case with evidence.
Sources & transparency
The publication behind the campaign.
SPEC logo artwork supplied by the campaign. Meadow photograph: Unsplash. It is illustrative and does not depict a study participant or imply endorsement.
Typography: Barlow Condensed and DM Sans, distributed under their open font licences.
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Their safety.
Our responsibility.
Help keep effective options available to the people responsible for protecting dogs, livestock and wildlife.
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