A Boulder woman is starting a campaign she hopes will lead to a citywide ban on the sale of dog collars that choke, prong and shock.
“I don’t want residents in Boulder to feel alienated or badly if they’re using them,” said Mary Angilly, a professional dog trainer. “This is about educating people and showing them there are other ways.”
Angilly is still working out her plan of action and starting to build her coalition, but she said she aspires to get this proposed ban on the 2018 ballot in Boulder.
If the city does end up approving a ban on these three controversial forms of dog-training equipment, it will be the first in the United States to do so, though some similar efforts have succeeded in a handful of places outside of the country, including in Canada and the United Kingdom.
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