Submitted on Monday 15th February 2021
Rejected on Thursday 1st April 2021
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Make Background Checks Compulsory for Potential Pet Owners
Pets must be properly cared for. We must make sure that potential owners are checked for a history of violence/neglect and have the capability, care, and patience to look after pets. We can do this by having background checks/interviews conducted by independent parties to avoid bias.
According to the RSPCA, last year around 81,146 cruelty investigations were conducted regarding abuse towards dogs and double that amount regarding abuse towards cats. This abuse can lead to horrific deaths/injuries. If we investigate potential pet owners, we can prevent millions of cases reported each year as pets will be placed into the care of loving owners. If we do not act now, animal shelters will continue to overcrowd, unfortunately leading to many animals being unnecessarily euthanised.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:
Require criminal record checks before the sale/adoption of an animal: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/558511
Create a public register of people banned from keeping animals in the UK: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/573147
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