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Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership

Submitted by Bea Elton on Tuesday 3rd February 2026

Published on Thursday 12th March 2026

Current status: Open

Open until: Saturday 12th September 2026

Current Signatures: 197,043
(count is updated approximately hourly)

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Tagged with

abuse ~ Animals ~ Breeders ~ Charity ~ convicted ~ Create ~ history ~ Homes ~ Judge ~ Lifetime ~ lifetime ban ~ Mandatory ~ Owners ~ Prevent ~ Repeat ~ Vets ~ Witness

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 197,043 signatures in total, with signatories from all 650 constituencies. That makes it the 5th most popular open petition, and the 101st most popular of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 99% (low) and a Local Issue Rating of 1% (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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