Submitted on Wednesday 4th July 2018
Rejected on Wednesday 11th July 2018
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Allow dogs of prohibited types to be rehomed to fit and proper persons
Currently, hundreds (minimally) of friendly dogs are being destroyed annually because the law does not allow suitable homes to be found for them. Legal crossbreeds can be deemed an illegal dog despite being family pets. We urge the Government to amend the law to allow prohibited dogs to be rehomed.
Many friendly rehomable dogs die because the law does not allow them to be rehomed. Killing a perfectly friendly dog when the law can easily be changed to allow dogs that pose no danger to be rehomed to a fit and proper person for any reason, is not what we expect while we pride ourselves in being nation of animal lovers.
While repeal of BSL is our preferred option, this petition asks for us to be allowed to stop killing friendly dogs in the name of the Government and failed legislation.
You can't sign this petition because it was rejected. But you can still comment on it here at Repetition.me!
The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action. We understand that you're concerned about dogs being put to sleep, but we're not sure what specific action you'd like.
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the UK Government or Parliament to do. For example, you could start a new petition asking the UK Government or Parliament to allow dogs covered by breed-specific legislation to be kept if certain conditions are met, if that's what you'd like to happen.
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