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Ban puppy yoga, puppy Pilates and other “puppy cuddle therapy”

Submitted by Nicky Brunt on Sunday 1st February 2026

Published on Tuesday 10th March 2026

Current status: Open

Open until: Thursday 10th September 2026

Current Signatures: 2,302
(count is updated approximately hourly)

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Petition Action

Ban puppy yoga, puppy Pilates and other “puppy cuddle therapy”

Petition Details

We call for a ban on puppy yoga, puppy Pilates and other “puppy cuddle therapy” to help in bringing an end to an alarming rise in the number of businesses offering alternative therapy classes which use puppies as part of their sessions.

Additional Information

We believe that puppies as young as 8-weeks-old are being exploited for needless gimmicks by businesses. In our view, using puppies when they are at their most impressionable, placed in an unnatural environment where they are continually handled by strangers and are expected to perform hour after hour to entertain paying customers, is done without regard for their safety, their well-being, or recognition of the emotional damage being caused.


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