Submitted on Sunday 26th June 2022
Rejected on Thursday 30th June 2022
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Change the care standards for small pets in the UK
Upgrade care standards taught to people buying pets in pet stores such as pets at home.
-Ban advertising Unsafe or unsuitable pet products.
-Make it illegal to keep rabbits in an enclosure smaller than 2 X 2 meters, 7.5 sq feet for guinea pigs and 620 sq inches for hamsters.
(minimum sizes)
The care of small pets sold widely in the UK (mostly Rabbits, Guinea Pigs and hamsters) is not being promoted correctly or even following what experts on these animals say. Chain pet stores sell cages that are way too small for the intended animal, leading them to have unhappy lives. Certain products that are unsafe are also targeted towards these animals- leading to accidental neglect and mistreating of them as people don't know better.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
We understand you're concerned about how pets are sold in pet stores, however it's not clear what would constitute an "unsafe or unsuitable" pet product in the advertising ban your petition calls for.
You might like to sign these petitions which call for similar actions:
Change the law to prevent the sales of live animals in pet stores: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/608942
Make recommended size cages law for small animals to stop inadequate housing: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/617182
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