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Allow charities to rescue dogs with docked tails under the Animal Welfare Bill

Submitted by Sarah-Jane Newton on Friday 10th October 2025

Published on Monday 17th November 2025

Current status: Open

Open until: Sunday 17th May 2026

Current Signatures: 23,242
(count is updated approximately hourly)

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Tagged with

animal welfare ~ Animals ~ Approved ~ Cats ~ Charity ~ disease ~ Dogging ~ Import ~ Lost ~ Parliament ~ Registered ~ Responsible ~ Tails ~ testing ~ Welfare ~ welfare bill

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 23,242 signatures in total, with signatories from all 650 constituencies. That makes it the 42nd most popular open petition, and the 1,126th most popular of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 104% (average) and a Local Issue Rating of -4% (very low).

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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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