Do Innoteks collars produce a 3,000 volt shock?
63 There is no doubt that the Herald Sun article contains a clear statement to the effect that electronic dog collars can inflict a 3,000 volt shock to dogs. A statement along those lines was made to Mr Papps by Mr Apostolides. Not surprisingly, that statement was duly reported. Indeed, it was given considerable prominence. 64 Innotek claimed that this representation was plainly false. It referred to the definition of “shock” in the Macquarie Dictionary as meaning “the physiological effect produced by the passage of an electric current through the body”. It claimed that the impression conveyed by Mr Apostolides’ remarks was that electronic dog collars are capable of causing a 3,000 volt current to pass through a dog’s body, an impression that was entirely misleading. 65 The evidence was that some brands of electronic dog collars, when “bench tested”, could produce an electric current which was capable of being measured at 3,000 volts. However, it was claimed that the current produced b
