We are responsible for improving and protecting the environment. We aim to grow a green economy and sustain thriving rural communities. We also support our world-leading food, farming and fishing industries. Defra is a ministerial department, supported by 34 agencies and public bodies.
Website
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
Ministers
All Rescue Back Up Contact Details On Microchips Must Remain Registered For Life
Open from Monday 18th January 2021 to Sunday 18th July 2021
15,079 signatures
Fund a vaccination programme for wild rabbits against Myxomatosis
Open from Tuesday 19th January 2021 to Monday 19th July 2021
90 signatures
Mandatory animal breeding license cards and qualifications in the UK.
Open from Wednesday 20th January 2021 to Tuesday 20th July 2021
63 signatures
Fund a national anti-littering campaign.
Open from Thursday 21st January 2021 to Wednesday 21st July 2021
12,863 signatures
Create a national system to provide animal health certificates at a fixed cost
Open from Friday 22nd January 2021 to Thursday 22nd July 2021
646 signatures
Review rules for the movement of poultry between GB and NI/RoI
Open from Monday 25th January 2021 to Sunday 25th July 2021
1,246 signatures
Ban the sale of foxhounds
Open from Tuesday 26th January 2021 to Monday 26th July 2021
93 signatures
Allow pets to travel in the UK including Northern Ireland without restriction
Open from Wednesday 27th January 2021 to Tuesday 27th July 2021
58 signatures
Make it compulsory for all dogs to be on leads on public land
Open from Wednesday 27th January 2021 to Tuesday 27th July 2021
2,975 signatures
Regulate and licence all retired greyhound kennel premises
Open from Wednesday 27th January 2021 to Tuesday 27th July 2021
24,063 signatures
Make live feeding of all animals a specific criminal offence
Open from Wednesday 27th January 2021 to Tuesday 27th July 2021
24 signatures
Create a public register of people banned from keeping animals in the UK
Open from Tuesday 2nd February 2021 to Monday 2nd August 2021
33,356 signatures
Make leaving dogs unattended outside shops illegal
Open from Wednesday 3rd February 2021 to Tuesday 3rd August 2021
23 signatures
Fund organic food production to reduce cost
Open from Wednesday 3rd February 2021 to Tuesday 3rd August 2021
32 signatures
Ban Bottom Trawling in UK waters
Open from Thursday 4th February 2021 to Wednesday 4th August 2021
2,947 signatures
Make feeding horses/ponies and livestock a specific criminal offence
Open from Friday 5th February 2021 to Thursday 5th August 2021
10,267 signatures
Make every waterway public up to the high water mark, including fishing rights.
Open from Monday 8th February 2021 to Sunday 8th August 2021
31 signatures
Introduce a Fireworks Permission Scheme
Open from Monday 8th February 2021 to Sunday 8th August 2021
31 signatures
Set up a National Nature Service to tackle the climate and unemployment crisis
Open from Tuesday 9th February 2021 to Monday 9th August 2021
107 signatures
Reverse the ban on honeybee imports. Stop the honeybee decline!
Open from Tuesday 9th February 2021 to Monday 9th August 2021
867 signatures
Class bamboo as an invasive species and ban it from sale
Open from Wednesday 10th February 2021 to Tuesday 10th August 2021
34 signatures
Ban the use of lead weights in fresh water fishing
Open from Wednesday 10th February 2021 to Tuesday 10th August 2021
102 signatures
Introduce a national fishing line recycling scheme
Open from Wednesday 10th February 2021 to Tuesday 10th August 2021
2,759 signatures
Introduce a law to set requirement for a minimum size cage for small pets.
Open from Thursday 11th February 2021 to Wednesday 11th August 2021
96 signatures
Introduce a National Reforestation Scheme
Open from Thursday 11th February 2021 to Wednesday 11th August 2021
75 signatures
Require a mandatory licence to own pets.
Open from Friday 12th February 2021 to Thursday 12th August 2021
33 signatures
Ensure supermarkets and restaurants can give left over food to those in need
Open from Friday 12th February 2021 to Thursday 12th August 2021
739 signatures
Increase Land Access Rights in England to equal The Land Reform (Scotland) Act
Open from Monday 15th February 2021 to Sunday 15th August 2021
514 signatures
Require food labels to list 'Carbohydrates per unit' alongside 'Carbs per 100g'.
Open from Monday 15th February 2021 to Sunday 15th August 2021
65 signatures
Review freshwater rod fishing bylaws reduce daily limit of course fish taken.
Open from Tuesday 16th February 2021 to Monday 16th August 2021
38 signatures
Ban the use of plastic packaging for all non-food items
Open from Tuesday 16th February 2021 to Monday 16th August 2021
3,738 signatures
Ban outdoor kennels in suburban residential properties
Open from Thursday 18th February 2021 to Wednesday 18th August 2021
152 signatures
Ban all fishing, for sport and food.
Open from Monday 22nd February 2021 to Sunday 22nd August 2021
84 signatures
Stop the rising number of ear-cropped dogs in the UK
Open from Wednesday 24th February 2021 to Tuesday 24th August 2021
105,843 signatures
Establish a mandatory licensing system for animal rescue homes
Open from Thursday 25th February 2021 to Wednesday 25th August 2021
1,200 signatures
Create a fund for e-fuel technology research and deployment
Open from Monday 1st March 2021 to Wednesday 1st September 2021
21 signatures
Increase funding for flood defences for East Anglia
Open from Tuesday 2nd March 2021 to Thursday 2nd September 2021
2,064 signatures
Make it illegal to sell dogs without a licence
Open from Monday 8th March 2021 to Wednesday 8th September 2021
2,660 signatures
Mandatory testing for hereditary conditions for breeding dogs
Open from Monday 8th March 2021 to Wednesday 8th September 2021
137 signatures
Ban the use of plastic 6 pack rings in the UK
Open from Monday 8th March 2021 to Wednesday 8th September 2021
4,147 signatures
Create a database of all lost and stolen dogs.
Open from Tuesday 9th March 2021 to Thursday 9th September 2021
408 signatures
Make mountain hares a protected species in the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981
Open from Tuesday 9th March 2021 to Thursday 9th September 2021
3,008 signatures
Phase out the usage of gill nets within UK waters
Open from Tuesday 9th March 2021 to Thursday 9th September 2021
72 signatures
Make regenerative farming methods mandatory
Open from Tuesday 9th March 2021 to Thursday 9th September 2021
79 signatures
Ban the culling of male chicks
Open from Wednesday 10th March 2021 to Friday 10th September 2021
174 signatures
Make all animal hunting illegal for everyone
Open from Wednesday 10th March 2021 to Friday 10th September 2021
137 signatures
Allow wild camping in England
Open from Thursday 11th March 2021 to Saturday 11th September 2021
16,414 signatures
Require lilies on sale to be labelled as toxic to cats
Open from Friday 12th March 2021 to Sunday 12th September 2021
35 signatures
Ban the sale of hamster cages under the size of 620sq inches.
Open from Monday 15th March 2021 to Wednesday 15th September 2021
3,598 signatures
Require developers felling trees to fund reforestation projects
Open from Monday 15th March 2021 to Wednesday 15th September 2021
1,589 signatures
Provide funding for nature reserves in towns
Open from Monday 15th March 2021 to Wednesday 15th September 2021
45 signatures
Make household bonfires illegal
Open from Monday 15th March 2021 to Wednesday 15th September 2021
155 signatures
Ban the sale and release of sky Lanterns & Balloons
Open from Monday 15th March 2021 to Wednesday 15th September 2021
231 signatures
Impose a 50p surcharge on clothes hangers
Open from Monday 15th March 2021 to Wednesday 15th September 2021
25 signatures
Require home owners who fell conservation area trees to fund urban tree planting
Open from Tuesday 16th March 2021 to Thursday 16th September 2021
340 signatures
Make it Law to Label Non-Religiously Slaughtered Meat Products.
Open from Tuesday 16th March 2021 to Thursday 16th September 2021
783 signatures
Deposit scheme on glass, plastic, steel, aluminium bottles and cans.
Open from Tuesday 16th March 2021 to Thursday 16th September 2021
172 signatures
Introduce a ban on the most polluting fibres in fashion by 2025
Open from Wednesday 17th March 2021 to Friday 17th September 2021
252 signatures
Change law so that any and all poison or means to kill wild rodents is humane
Open from Wednesday 17th March 2021 to Friday 17th September 2021
111 signatures
Protect the UK’s countryside and coast from post-lockdown damage
Open from Thursday 18th March 2021 to Saturday 18th September 2021
1,952 signatures
Ban wing clipping in hens and birds
Open from Friday 19th March 2021 to Sunday 19th September 2021
31 signatures
Do not enact “secrecy clause” on environmental decisions
Open from Friday 19th March 2021 to Sunday 19th September 2021
19 signatures
Exempt individual private sellers from plant passporting for online sales
Open from Monday 22nd March 2021 to Wednesday 22nd September 2021
198 signatures
Extend the ban on microplastics to cover products such as sunscreen & cosmetics
Open from Tuesday 23rd March 2021 to Thursday 23rd September 2021
268 signatures
Launch a public information campaign on the climate and ecological emergency.
Open from Tuesday 23rd March 2021 to Thursday 23rd September 2021
840 signatures
Stop the importation of honey bees into GB from the EU via Northern Ireland
Open from Tuesday 23rd March 2021 to Thursday 23rd September 2021
16,933 signatures
Prohibit removal or destruction of any wildlife and habitat from private land
Open from Thursday 25th March 2021 to Saturday 25th September 2021
460 signatures
Allow consumers to choose between water providers as we do with other services
Open from Monday 29th March 2021 to Wednesday 29th September 2021
14 signatures
Ban dogs from cemeteries (excluding guide dogs)
Open from Monday 29th March 2021 to Wednesday 29th September 2021
12 signatures
Ban packaging that is not biodegradable or domestically recyclable
Open from Monday 29th March 2021 to Wednesday 29th September 2021
88 signatures
Fund a Government anti-flytipping advertising campaign
Open from Monday 29th March 2021 to Wednesday 29th September 2021
35 signatures
Make the spaying/neutering of domesticated cats compulsory.
Open from Wednesday 31st March 2021 to Thursday 30th September 2021
432 signatures
Make beavers a protected species to protect them
Open from Wednesday 31st March 2021 to Thursday 30th September 2021
27 signatures
Dogs that kill or maim any another animal should have to wear a muzzle in public
Open from Wednesday 31st March 2021 to Thursday 30th September 2021
39 signatures
Amend legislation relating to dogs in the presence of livestock
Open from Wednesday 31st March 2021 to Thursday 30th September 2021
33 signatures
Ban plastic bags illegal and require the use of biodegradable bags instead
Open from Thursday 1st April 2021 to Friday 1st October 2021
51 signatures
Make it mandatory to label products as Vegan or Non-Vegan
Open from Thursday 1st April 2021 to Friday 1st October 2021
85 signatures
Establish a permanent UK climate citizens assembly
Open from Thursday 1st April 2021 to Friday 1st October 2021
128 signatures
Review and reform laws on the private keeping of Dangerous Wild Animals (DWA)
Open from Thursday 1st April 2021 to Friday 1st October 2021
7,089 signatures
More funding & legal changes to improve, preserve and protect salmon & sea trout
Open from Tuesday 6th April 2021 to Wednesday 6th October 2021
28 signatures
Ban the use of super trawlers in UK waters
Open from Thursday 8th April 2021 to Friday 8th October 2021
182 signatures
Immediately end all animal agriculture subsidies in the UK
Open from Thursday 8th April 2021 to Friday 8th October 2021
1,134 signatures
Remove the otter’s protected species status
Open from Thursday 8th April 2021 to Friday 8th October 2021
5,318 signatures
Increase penalties for the owners of dangerously out of control dogs
Open from Thursday 8th April 2021 to Friday 8th October 2021
271 signatures
Ban Water Companies discharging raw sewage into water courses.
Open from Monday 12th April 2021 to Tuesday 12th October 2021
110,610 signatures
Ban Animal Testing - Fund, accept & promote alternatives to animal testing
Open from Monday 12th April 2021 to Tuesday 12th October 2021
235,895 signatures
Make the removal of coarse fish illegal from rivers and waterways
Open from Tuesday 13th April 2021 to Wednesday 13th October 2021
251 signatures
Regulate dog trainers and dog behaviourists
Open from Tuesday 13th April 2021 to Wednesday 13th October 2021
79 signatures
Ban battery rabbit farming
Open from Tuesday 13th April 2021 to Wednesday 13th October 2021
2,756 signatures
End provision of agricultural subsidies for managed grouse moorland in England
Open from Tuesday 13th April 2021 to Wednesday 13th October 2021
23 signatures
Require refundable deposits on drinks cans and bottles.
Open from Tuesday 13th April 2021 to Wednesday 13th October 2021
2,308 signatures
Ban the sale and possession of shark fin in the UK
Open from Wednesday 14th April 2021 to Thursday 14th October 2021
1,613 signatures
Ban sale and use of animal traps that cause damage or death to the animal.
Open from Wednesday 14th April 2021 to Thursday 14th October 2021
182 signatures
Require microchip numbers in all dog sale adverts
Open from Thursday 15th April 2021 to Friday 15th October 2021
102 signatures
Review the Regulation of Odour Management of Landfill Sites
Open from Thursday 15th April 2021 to Friday 15th October 2021
12,029 signatures
Put a ban on factory farming
Open from Friday 16th April 2021 to Saturday 16th October 2021
3,029 signatures
Ban all fishing in UK waters, except rod and line, for 5 years.
Open from Friday 16th April 2021 to Saturday 16th October 2021
96 signatures
End UK subsidies to the fishing industry
Open from Monday 19th April 2021 to Tuesday 19th October 2021
102 signatures
Ban all extraction of peat for horticulture by 2022.
Open from Monday 19th April 2021 to Tuesday 19th October 2021
84 signatures
Add fruit allergies to allergen requirements for food businesses
Open from Monday 19th April 2021 to Tuesday 19th October 2021
35 signatures
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