Submitted by Mr Anthony Hussey on Monday 24th November 2025
Published on Wednesday 7th January 2026
Current status: Open
Open until: Tuesday 7th July 2026
Current Signatures: 4,428
(count is updated approximately hourly)
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Cruel ~ Dogging ~ Illegal ~ Managed ~ Media ~ media platforms ~ media posts ~ Remove ~ Social media ~ Stamp ~ Stamping ~ Violent
Stop social media posts being shown with dogs that have cropped ears
We call on the Government to make social media platforms ban future posts and remove existing posts that show dogs with cropped ears.
It is illegal to crop a dog's ears in the UK. I look at social media posts of dogs and see many with cropped ears. If we are to stamp out this cruel practice, then we should stop it from being promoted (directly or indirectly) on social media platforms. We have managed to restrict violent acts being shown across social media, but why is this not included in the same legislation?
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