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Make it an offence not to return a dog to their rightful owner

Submitted by Keith Scott on Tuesday 21st July 2020

Published on Thursday 24th September 2020

Current status: Closed

Closed: Wednesday 24th March 2021

Signatures: 112

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Make it an offence not to return a dog to their rightful owner

Petition Details

If a dog is stolen and then bought in good faith by an unknowing person, or lost, the rightful owner has to pursue the matter in the civil courts. Many owners regard dogs as family members, so failure to return a dog should be made an offence, to make it easier to reunite dogs with their owners.

Additional Information

Dogs are chipped with owner details, but this is not currently enough for you to be reunited. If a dog is lost or stolen and bought It becomes a civil matter to get them back. This should be changed.


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