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Ban hunting with dogs in northern Ireland

Submitted on Thursday 11th December 2025

Rejected on Monday 19th January 2026

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)

Petition Action

Ban hunting with dogs in northern Ireland

Petition Details

Stop the use of dogs for hunting any and all wildlife. Bring about harsh punishments for those who break these laws.

Additional Information

Dogs have long been used as a method of sport to rip up and kill animals after a prolonged chase to complete exhaustion. It is contradictory to the long held views of the people of Northern Ireland who by large are highly conscious of animal welfare.

People gaining joy out of the prolonged suffering of a defenders animal is not acceptable and it's time this barbaric practice was put to an end once and for all.


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

Your petition is about something that the Northern Ireland Executive and Northern Ireland Assembly is responsible for.

If you want to raise this issue you could contact your MLA, or raise it with the Northern Ireland Executive.

You can find contact details for your MLAs here: http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/your-mlas/

You can find contact details for the departments of the Northern Ireland Executive here: www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/government-departments-in-northern-ireland

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