Big Hitters

The big hitters of the petition world. These are the open petitions with the most signatures in the past week. That's the sort of thing that social media would call "trending", but we're not that pretentious.

• Suspend trade agreement with Faroe Islands until all whale & dolphin hunts end
  Opened on Tuesday 21st September 2021
  26,844 signatures in the past week, 26,959 in total

• Shift to a Wellbeing Economy: put the health of people and planet first
  Opened on Friday 26th March 2021
  8,655 signatures in the past week, 67,620 in total

• #Reggieslaw - Regulate online animal sales
  Opened on Monday 7th June 2021
  7,699 signatures in the past week, 72,109 in total

• Revoke the UK's extradition treaty with India with immediate effect
  Opened on Friday 10th September 2021
  6,955 signatures in the past week, 12,480 in total

• Shakeel's Law - Reform laws on hit and run drivers
  Opened on Tuesday 6th July 2021
  6,255 signatures in the past week, 10,884 in total

• End the Cage Age for all farmed animals
  Opened on Thursday 5th August 2021
  6,047 signatures in the past week, 70,419 in total

• Mini’s law - Protect the public and animals from hunting activities
  Opened on Thursday 29th April 2021
  4,778 signatures in the past week, 79,937 in total

• Remove Nepal from the Red List Countries.
  Opened on Thursday 23rd September 2021
  4,202 signatures in the past week, 4,254 in total

• Change the law to include laboratory animals in the Animal Welfare Act.
  Opened on Tuesday 20th July 2021
  3,956 signatures in the past week, 77,981 in total

• Protect student choice: do not withdraw funding for BTEC qualifications
  Opened on Friday 23rd July 2021
  3,862 signatures in the past week, 23,191 in total

• Mark Allen's Law - we want throwline stations around all bodies of open water
  Opened on Monday 29th March 2021
  3,700 signatures in the past week, 103,478 in total

• Recognise all vaccinations using WHO approved vaccines for international travel
  Opened on Monday 16th August 2021
  3,280 signatures in the past week, 4,383 in total

• Remove South Africa from the travel 'Red List'
  Opened on Tuesday 6th July 2021
  3,173 signatures in the past week, 38,526 in total

• VALERIE'S LAW Compulsory Training for Agencies Supporting Black DV Victims
  Opened on Friday 30th April 2021
  3,123 signatures in the past week, 32,113 in total

• Seek to rejoin the EU Single Market and Customs Union
  Opened on Thursday 16th September 2021
  3,057 signatures in the past week, 4,326 in total

• Ban Water Companies discharging raw sewage into water courses.
  Opened on Monday 12th April 2021
  2,805 signatures in the past week, 62,174 in total

• Let airlines allow pets in the airplane’s cabin to and from the UK
  Opened on Wednesday 2nd June 2021
  2,694 signatures in the past week, 7,395 in total

• Referendum on reducing net migration and refugee numbers
  Opened on Monday 20th September 2021
  2,239 signatures in the past week, 2,240 in total

• Hold a public inquiry into controlling Bovine TB
  Opened on Thursday 16th September 2021
  1,948 signatures in the past week, 3,127 in total

• Reciprocal agreement with the EU on the transfer of UK CAA Flight Crew Licences.
  Opened on Friday 26th March 2021
  1,760 signatures in the past week, 10,514 in total

• Provide dairy-free alternatives as part of the national milk scheme for under 5s
  Opened on Tuesday 30th March 2021
  1,664 signatures in the past week, 10,333 in total

• Fund and require the insulation of all social housing by 2025
  Opened on Wednesday 18th August 2021
  1,614 signatures in the past week, 4,405 in total

• Move the State Pension age back to 60 for both men & women
  Opened on Tuesday 20th April 2021
  1,613 signatures in the past week, 86,437 in total

• Create a publicly owned manufacturer for off-patent, generic drugs in the UK
  Opened on Tuesday 3rd August 2021
  1,571 signatures in the past week, 5,731 in total

• Prioritise visa applications awaiting decision for more than 6 months
  Opened on Tuesday 21st September 2021
  1,474 signatures in the past week, 1,477 in total

• Invest urgently in the NHS cancer workforce in the autumn Spending Review
  Opened on Monday 13th September 2021
  1,465 signatures in the past week, 6,664 in total

• Require a minimum size for hutches and cages for animals
  Opened on Thursday 23rd September 2021
  1,453 signatures in the past week, 1,463 in total

• To allow non-prescribed storage of Salbutamol Inhalers in Commercial Kitchens
  Opened on Tuesday 13th April 2021
  1,417 signatures in the past week, 101,916 in total

• Strengthen laws protecting seals
  Opened on Friday 30th April 2021
  1,332 signatures in the past week, 21,559 in total

• Create a legal right for patients to receive timely face-to-face GP appointments
  Opened on Wednesday 9th June 2021
  1,324 signatures in the past week, 17,581 in total

• Increase donations of and funding for COVID 19 vaccines to developing countries
  Opened on Monday 13th September 2021
  1,323 signatures in the past week, 1,338 in total

• Require parental consent for all medical treatment for children aged under 16
  Opened on Monday 6th September 2021
  1,281 signatures in the past week, 7,900 in total

• Make the use of free-running snares illegal for trapping wildlife
  Opened on Tuesday 4th May 2021
  1,254 signatures in the past week, 28,129 in total

• Remove Brazil from the Red to the Amber list
  Opened on Monday 13th September 2021
  1,214 signatures in the past week, 18,000 in total

• Remove Colombia from the red travel list immediately
  Opened on Friday 24th September 2021
  1,167 signatures in the past week, 1,195 in total

• Grant PSV holders automatic Class 2 entitlement for free
  Opened on Monday 12th July 2021
  1,139 signatures in the past week, 13,506 in total

• Require Sikhism to be taught in UK schools from Reception upwards
  Opened on Thursday 16th September 2021
  1,107 signatures in the past week, 5,528 in total

• Repeal the Trade Union Act 2016
  Opened on Friday 17th September 2021
  1,104 signatures in the past week, 1,226 in total

• Make the £20 per week uplift to Universal Credit permanent.
  Opened on Tuesday 27th July 2021
  1,088 signatures in the past week, 16,809 in total

• Stop Grooming Gang members accessing public funds to fight their convictions
  Opened on Tuesday 13th July 2021
  1,085 signatures in the past week, 14,266 in total

• Repeal the Coronavirus Act
  Opened on Monday 26th July 2021
  1,056 signatures in the past week, 29,930 in total

• Reduce the state pension age to 63 for all
  Opened on Monday 7th June 2021
  1,045 signatures in the past week, 11,568 in total

• Do not impose any new requirements on parents who are home educating
  Opened on Thursday 5th August 2021
  1,019 signatures in the past week, 17,038 in total

• Review NHS treatment of pregnant women experiencing reduced fetal movements
  Opened on Thursday 5th August 2021
  867 signatures in the past week, 8,865 in total

• Ban urban and garden pesticides to protect bees, other wildlife and human health
  Opened on Monday 26th July 2021
  801 signatures in the past week, 38,097 in total

• Take Zimbabwe off the red list
  Opened on Wednesday 2nd June 2021
  800 signatures in the past week, 5,043 in total

• Allow fully vaccinated people coming from red list countries to isolate at home
  Opened on Thursday 10th June 2021
  789 signatures in the past week, 50,790 in total

• Call on the UK Government to provide Afghan Judges and Lawyers at risk sanctuary
  Opened on Monday 20th September 2021
  749 signatures in the past week, 751 in total

• Identify and sanction any Pakistani individuals involved in money laundering
  Opened on Monday 16th August 2021
  728 signatures in the past week, 31,558 in total

• Exempt dogs assessed by experts as safe from breed specific legislation
  Opened on Monday 26th July 2021
  721 signatures in the past week, 125,905 in total

• Reform policy on Channel Crossings and create safe routes for refugees
  Opened on Friday 17th September 2021
  698 signatures in the past week, 1,076 in total

• Finally give existing military Veterans a Veterans ID card
  Opened on Tuesday 21st September 2021
  654 signatures in the past week, 657 in total

• Include information on all MPs' additional incomes in Parliamentary broadcasts.
  Opened on Thursday 1st July 2021
  590 signatures in the past week, 1,474 in total

• Hold a referendum on rejoining the European Union
  Opened on Tuesday 13th April 2021
  578 signatures in the past week, 2,969 in total

• Introduce national limits on horse breeding
  Opened on Monday 17th May 2021
  562 signatures in the past week, 33,217 in total

• Ban Animal Testing - Fund, accept & promote alternatives to animal testing
  Opened on Monday 12th April 2021
  517 signatures in the past week, 235,163 in total

• Add PCOS and endometriosis to the national curriculum
  Opened on Monday 20th September 2021
  495 signatures in the past week, 495 in total

• Require drivers to report hitting a cat, and scans for cats hit by a car
  Opened on Monday 26th July 2021
  493 signatures in the past week, 1,697 in total

• Keep the puppy import age at 15 weeks
  Opened on Tuesday 24th August 2021
  485 signatures in the past week, 775 in total

• Fund free drink spiking test kits for all bars
  Opened on Tuesday 21st September 2021
  485 signatures in the past week, 536 in total

• Allow those with 5 years ICT visa and 2 years skilled work visa to apply for ILR
  Opened on Monday 23rd August 2021
  480 signatures in the past week, 501 in total

• Require vaccine history be recorded on death certificates
  Opened on Friday 4th June 2021
  468 signatures in the past week, 17,878 in total

• #SaveSue, Save Small Home Dog Breeders-Remove the Business Test from AWR 2018
  Opened on Friday 10th September 2021
  464 signatures in the past week, 1,302 in total

• Ban non-stun slaughter. Animal welfare must always take priority
  Opened on Friday 13th August 2021
  412 signatures in the past week, 3,132 in total

• Make fireworks quieter: Review and reduce the decibel limit on fireworks
  Opened on Monday 12th July 2021
  400 signatures in the past week, 4,438 in total

• Call an immediate general election due to authoritarian Coronavirus measures
  Opened on Friday 10th September 2021
  389 signatures in the past week, 5,854 in total

• Do not vaccinate children against COVID-19 until Phase 3 trials are complete
  Opened on Tuesday 18th May 2021
  382 signatures in the past week, 72,906 in total

• Protect the NHS, Press Pause on the White Paper for Health and Social care
  Opened on Thursday 1st April 2021
  370 signatures in the past week, 15,999 in total

• Seek travel corridor to Australia for vaccinated parents of Australian residents
  Opened on Monday 2nd August 2021
  370 signatures in the past week, 10,611 in total

• Make lying in the House of Commons a criminal offence
  Opened on Wednesday 14th April 2021
  365 signatures in the past week, 132,121 in total

• Issue birth and death certificates for babies who are lost before 24 weeks
  Opened on Monday 20th September 2021
  347 signatures in the past week, 347 in total

• Make it an offence to hit a cat and drive off
  Opened on Thursday 15th July 2021
  324 signatures in the past week, 12,497 in total

• Commission NICE to Review Guidelines on Chronic Pain (Published April 2021)
  Opened on Thursday 9th September 2021
  322 signatures in the past week, 1,088 in total

• Provide more funding for stalking advocates for victims of stalking
  Opened on Tuesday 3rd August 2021
  322 signatures in the past week, 48,096 in total

• Prioritise funding for a new hospital for King's Lynn & West Norfolk
  Opened on Wednesday 7th July 2021
  317 signatures in the past week, 13,118 in total

• Increase funding to identify new treatments and cures for migraines
  Opened on Thursday 9th September 2021
  313 signatures in the past week, 992 in total

• Amnesty for undocumented migrants after 10 years and reduce 20 year ILR rule
  Opened on Monday 26th July 2021
  310 signatures in the past week, 6,262 in total

• Introduce new requirements for cyclists/e-scooters: visible ID, licences, etc
  Opened on Monday 7th June 2021
  295 signatures in the past week, 8,201 in total

• Create an emergency fund for ASD (autism) & ADHD assessments
  Opened on Wednesday 30th June 2021
  285 signatures in the past week, 4,681 in total

• Negotiate reciprocal Youth Mobility Visas with European countries
  Opened on Friday 6th August 2021
  283 signatures in the past week, 897 in total

• Review access to IVF for people with a high BMI
  Opened on Monday 23rd August 2021
  280 signatures in the past week, 2,181 in total

• Make the Ministerial Code and Nolan Principles legally enforceable for MPs
  Opened on Wednesday 28th July 2021
  259 signatures in the past week, 4,876 in total

• Exchange of driving licences issued in Republic of Moldova.
  Opened on Friday 9th April 2021
  257 signatures in the past week, 17,482 in total

• Make fireworks illegal to buy, with the exception of public displays.
  Opened on Wednesday 14th July 2021
  254 signatures in the past week, 425 in total

• Put Sudan on the amber list.
  Opened on Tuesday 13th July 2021
  252 signatures in the past week, 1,077 in total

• Create a religious exemption to any vaccine passport requirements
  Opened on Friday 23rd July 2021
  247 signatures in the past week, 955 in total

• End reviews of PIP and ESA awards for people with lifelong illnesses
  Opened on Wednesday 28th July 2021
  239 signatures in the past week, 18,504 in total

• Allow disabled people to recruit live-in carers via Health and Care Worker visas
  Opened on Tuesday 17th August 2021
  235 signatures in the past week, 660 in total

• Remove Dominican Republic from Red List countries
  Opened on Monday 6th September 2021
  227 signatures in the past week, 544 in total

• Recall Parliament to debate vaccination of children before this is rolled out
  Opened on Friday 6th August 2021
  221 signatures in the past week, 27,391 in total

• Fund increased support for Avoidance Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)
  Opened on Tuesday 6th July 2021
  219 signatures in the past week, 2,045 in total

• Fund free HRT on the NHS for women experiencing the menopause
  Opened on Wednesday 5th May 2021
  212 signatures in the past week, 3,916 in total

• Philippines to come off the red list.
  Opened on Wednesday 14th July 2021
  209 signatures in the past week, 3,378 in total

• Scrap Drivers Certificate Professional Competence (DCPC) to ease driver shortage
  Opened on Tuesday 13th July 2021
  208 signatures in the past week, 6,213 in total

• Scrap RIS2 (Road Investment Strategy 2)
  Opened on Monday 20th September 2021
  206 signatures in the past week, 206 in total

• Allow people with medicinal cannabis prescriptions to grow their own cannabis
  Opened on Monday 13th September 2021
  202 signatures in the past week, 1,468 in total

• Support the pension triple lock
  Opened on Tuesday 13th July 2021
  202 signatures in the past week, 14,691 in total

• Dual the A47 Acle Straight between Acle and Great Yarmouth
  Opened on Tuesday 30th March 2021
  198 signatures in the past week, 2,661 in total

• Require footwear retailers to set fair prices for disabled people
  Opened on Friday 17th September 2021
  197 signatures in the past week, 621 in total

• Provide Concessions to Visa Rules for Myanmar Nationals due to current unrest
  Opened on Tuesday 3rd August 2021
  189 signatures in the past week, 327 in total