Submitted on Saturday 17th April 2021
Rejected on Friday 23rd April 2021
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Cap the selling price of puppies to reduce dog theft incentive
The selling price of puppies has soared due to lockdown and un-coincidentally so have dog thefts. Therefore, the selling price of puppies should be capped at approximately £1000 which was standard price for most puppies pre lockdown
With the high quantity dog thefts occurring, there is more to assess than just laws regarding thief's. Many breeders have abused increases in puppy demand over lockdown, selling puppies over 3 times the price of pre covid prices, making the animals more desirable to steal.
A combination of this with a lack of dog laws has meant many families have lost their beloved pets. Selling puppies at such prices is therefore irresponsible and unnecessary and to stop this, prices need to be capped.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
We can't accept your petition because the UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for the issue you raise. The Government aren't responsible for setting commercial prices.
We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:
Introduce a National Pet Exchange Register: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/328081
Make it illegal to sell dogs without a licence: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/571526
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