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| Ogmore illegal shock collar dog owner gets £2,000 fine | Ogmore illegal shock collar dog owner gets £2,000 fine |
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| A man who admitted using an illegal electric shock collar on his dog has been fined £2,000 by magistrates. | A man who admitted using an illegal electric shock collar on his dog has been fined £2,000 by magistrates. |
| In the first prosecution since Wales banned the devices last year, Phillip Pook, 48, from Ogmore-by-Sea, Vale of Glamorgan, denied he had been warned the collar was illegal. | In the first prosecution since Wales banned the devices last year, Phillip Pook, 48, from Ogmore-by-Sea, Vale of Glamorgan, denied he had been warned the collar was illegal. |
| The collar emits an electric shock to the dog. | The collar emits an electric shock to the dog. |
| It was discovered on his border collie which was found roaming on a beach near its home in December 2010. | It was discovered on his border collie which was found roaming on a beach near its home in December 2010. |
| Pook was also orderd to pay £1,000 in costs, when he was sentenced. | Pook was also orderd to pay £1,000 in costs, when he was sentenced. |
| He used the collar to try to stop the collie jumping over a high wall surrounding his property, Bridgend magistrates heard. | |
| In April, the court was told the collar emitted its electric shock when the dog wearing it went near a specific fence. | |
| They also heard that the dog, which kept escaping, was known at a local kennels as "the dog with the shock collar". | They also heard that the dog, which kept escaping, was known at a local kennels as "the dog with the shock collar". |
| The prosecution told magistrates that Mr Pook had been warned in April 2010 that these sorts of collars were illegal in Wales, although they are allowed in England. | The prosecution told magistrates that Mr Pook had been warned in April 2010 that these sorts of collars were illegal in Wales, although they are allowed in England. |
| Mr Pook bought the collar online six months before the ban came into effect. | Mr Pook bought the collar online six months before the ban came into effect. |