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Introduce bereavement leave for a pet dying

Submitted by Daniel Morrison on Thursday 6th March 2025

Published on Monday 7th April 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Tuesday 7th October 2025

Signatures: 89

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Tagged with

Animals ~ Bond ~ Boost ~ Driving ~ Dying ~ Ensure ~ Equal ~ Foster ~ Humane ~ Labour ~ Law ~ Loss ~ Loyalty ~ mentalhealth ~ Normalise ~ Pets ~ Promoting ~ Responsible ~ shift ~ society ~ The Law

Petition Action

Introduce bereavement leave for a pet dying

Petition Details

Pet loss grief is valid. We think a legal right to pet bereavement leave would: support mental health; boost workplace morale; ensure equality; recognise pets as family; foster humane workplaces; promote responsible pet ownership; validate emotional bonds; and drive a societal shift.

Additional Information

Pet loss causes real grief. We think bereavement leave would aid mental health; validate the deep human-animal bond; boost employee morale & loyalty; and foster a compassionate workplace. We think the law should ensure a fairer, more consistent policy, reflecting pets' evolving family role. We think pet bereavement leave could drive a societal shift; normalise pet loss grief; promote responsible pet ownership; acknowledge pets as family, and modernise labour laws for a more humane society.


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