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Introduce Licensing and Regulation for Dog and Cat Rescues to Protect Welfare

Submitted by Paul Watkinson on Friday 21st February 2025

Published on Tuesday 8th April 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Wednesday 8th October 2025

Signatures: 109,645

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Tagged with

animal welfare ~ Animals ~ Cats ~ Dogging ~ Ensure ~ Essential ~ Irresponsible ~ Mandatory ~ Opportunity ~ Oversight ~ Prevent ~ Regular ~ Rescued ~ risk ~ Risks ~ Standards ~ trust ~ Unethical

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Popularity

This petition has 109,645 signatures in total, with signatories from all 650 constituencies. That makes it the 328th most popular petition of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 87% (average) and a Local Issue Rating of 13% (average).

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Notes on geography

Signatures by constituency and region don't necessarily add up to the total number of signatures. That's because the petitions system doesn't validate postcodes, and some people mistype them. And without a valid postcode, a signature cannot be allocated to any particular place.

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