Olli - Fencing Guide 2022

What Is Required For A Shock? When an animal touches the electrified fence, electricity passes from the fence through the animal into the ground, through the ground to the earthing rods, and through the earthing rods back to the energiser, giving the animal a shock on the way. In this way, a circuit is formed. Therefore, there will be no shock when the animal touches the electrified fence, but only when the electricity flows back to the energiser. If the electrical path between the animal and the ground is interrupted for some reason, the animal will not receive a shock, even if the energiser functions in the manner intended.