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Review Dangerous Dog Act 1991 and bring in dog ownership license and dog tagging

Submitted by Blake Alexander David McElhatton on Sunday 8th February 2026

Published on Tuesday 17th March 2026

Current status: Open

Open until: Thursday 17th September 2026

Current Signatures: 817
(count is updated approximately hourly)

Relevant Departments

Tagged with

abuse ~ Animals ~ Danger ~ Dogging ~ Ensure ~ Law ~ Owners ~ Penalty ~ Prevent ~ Reviewed ~ Tags ~ Victim

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 817 signatures in total, with signatories from 268 constituencies. That makes it the 331st most popular open petition, and the 8,688th most popular of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 32% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of 22% (average).

Signatures by Constituency

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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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