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Make it mandatory for dogs to be on leads on public rights of way

Submitted on Wednesday 24th March 2021

Rejected on Wednesday 31st March 2021

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)

Petition Action

Make it mandatory for dogs to be on leads on public rights of way

Petition Details

In light of all the dog attacks that have occurred recently, I believe the government should make it mandatory for dogs to be kept on leads, specifically on public rights of way: public footpaths, bridleways and byways. Too many horses, dogs, wildlife and sheep get attacked by out of control dogs.

Additional Information

The law needs to be changed so that dogs must be kept on a lead, specifically on public footpaths, bridleways and byways to protect livestock, equestrians and wildlife. If people do not obey the law, then there should be a significant financial penalty. Too many animals are being put at risk due to irresponsible dog owners which appears to be a majority, not a minority; mainly due to owners not understanding/caring about current legislation regarding having control of their dogs in public spaces


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This petition was rejected

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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You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/569074

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