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
Stop Whitehaven Coal Mine in Cumbria
Open from Friday 15th January 2021 to Thursday 15th July 2021
11,613 signatures
Record and publish numbers of companion animals euthanised in England
Open from Thursday 22nd June 2023 to Friday 22nd December 2023
11,345 signatures
Give Animal Rescue Centres a grant to offset this winters increased heating cost
Open from Thursday 1st September 2022 to Wednesday 15th March 2023
11,138 signatures
Overturn the decision to allow the use of neonicotinoid pesticides
Open from Tuesday 25th January 2022 to Monday 25th July 2022
11,046 signatures
We call on DEFRA, to reinstate the ban on the use of metaldehyde slug pellets.
Open from Thursday 5th March 2020 to Saturday 5th September 2020
11,020 signatures
Create new requirements for dogs held under dangerous dogs legislation
Open from Wednesday 29th March 2023 to Friday 29th September 2023
10,907 signatures
Make hedgehog surveys & mitigation measures compulsory for all new developments.
Opened on Friday 8th March 2024
10,775 signatures so far
Introduce reporting requirements for euthanasia of healthy/treatable animals
Open from Monday 24th October 2022 to Monday 24th April 2023
10,738 signatures
Remove breed specific legislation. Consider alternative methods for dog control.
Open from Thursday 1st June 2023 to Friday 1st December 2023
10,736 signatures
Ban the sale of all non-organic pesticides to the general public
Open from Thursday 6th October 2022 to Thursday 6th April 2023
10,686 signatures
Negotiate sustainable catch limits for all 5 UK cod stocks with the EU in 2022.
Open from Tuesday 5th July 2022 to Thursday 19th January 2023
10,665 signatures
Give the Environment Agency the funds and freedom to protect English rivers
Open from Monday 24th May 2021 to Wednesday 24th November 2021
10,650 signatures
Require halal and kosher certified products be prominently labelled as such
Open from Thursday 31st December 2020 to Wednesday 30th June 2021
10,583 signatures
Do not pass legislation to allow the gene editing of animals and crops
Open from Monday 16th May 2022 to Wednesday 30th November 2022
10,549 signatures
Enshrine tree planting target in law
Open from Friday 13th November 2020 to Thursday 13th May 2021
10,507 signatures
Create a pet task force to seek to reduce number of pets being put to sleep
Open from Monday 21st August 2023 to Wednesday 21st February 2024
10,472 signatures
Protect and restore Britain’s lost rainforests
Open from Tuesday 15th February 2022 to Monday 15th August 2022
10,468 signatures
Ban the sale of all animals from pet shops and third-party sellers
Open from Monday 6th July 2020 to Wednesday 6th January 2021
10,351 signatures
Extend "rule of six" to ensure that hunting and shooting are banned
Open from Friday 18th September 2020 to Thursday 18th March 2021
10,310 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
Ban non-stun slaughter
Opened on Tuesday 27th February 2024
9,311 signatures so far
Produce a Farmland Protection Policy to regulate the loss of farmland to solar
Open from Monday 24th January 2022 to Sunday 24th July 2022
8,704 signatures
Ban non-stun slaughter. Animal welfare must always take priority
Open from Friday 13th August 2021 to Sunday 13th February 2022
8,019 signatures
Create a Cost of Living Animal Welfare Crisis Fund to protect dogs & cats
Open from Monday 31st October 2022 to Sunday 30th April 2023
7,943 signatures
Nala’s Law - New legislation to safeguard the breeding and sale of domestic pets
Open from Tuesday 25th May 2021 to Thursday 25th November 2021
7,575 signatures
Keep all widespread species of amphibian and reptile in S5 & 8 of the WCA 1981
Open from Tuesday 29th June 2021 to Wednesday 29th December 2021
7,131 signatures
Establish a national waste plastic collection/recycling programme for England
Open from Monday 19th October 2020 to Monday 19th April 2021
7,094 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
Ban the importation and sale of foie gras
Open from Thursday 10th February 2022 to Wednesday 10th August 2022
6,878 signatures
Ban the sale of small animal enclosures that do not meet specified standards
Open from Friday 6th January 2023 to Thursday 6th July 2023
6,595 signatures
Stop vets euthanising healthy dogs when options are available to save them.
Open from Tuesday 16th August 2022 to Thursday 2nd March 2023
6,420 signatures
Allow Camping on Farmland for 56 days a year under permitted development
Open from Friday 22nd April 2022 to Saturday 5th November 2022
6,368 signatures
Ensure tenants can't be evicted for owning an exempted XL Bully dog
Opened on Wednesday 29th November 2023
5,886 signatures so far
Seek common travel area between GB NI & ROI for Guide dogs & Assistance dogs
Open from Wednesday 6th January 2021 to Tuesday 6th July 2021
5,880 signatures
Ban trail hunts from using more than two hounds
Open from Wednesday 28th April 2021 to Thursday 28th October 2021
5,742 signatures
Remove barriers to UK residents adopting rescue dogs from Ukraine
Open from Tuesday 1st March 2022 to Thursday 1st September 2022
5,404 signatures
Remove the otter’s protected species status
Open from Thursday 8th April 2021 to Friday 8th October 2021
5,318 signatures
Make it illegal for restaurants to automatically add gratuity to the bill
Open from Tuesday 21st February 2023 to Monday 21st August 2023
5,202 signatures
Ban single use plastics and the unnecessary use of plastic packaging
Open from Thursday 22nd October 2020 to Thursday 22nd April 2021
5,142 signatures
Require MPs to vote on any emergency authorisations of bee-killing pesticides
Open from Wednesday 5th July 2023 to Friday 5th January 2024
5,058 signatures
Bring back the Kept Animals Bill and add provisions to regulate online sales
Open from Thursday 6th April 2023 to Friday 6th October 2023
4,725 signatures
Stop animal testing
Open from Thursday 22nd December 2022 to Thursday 22nd June 2023
4,683 signatures
Review use of BMI in diagnosis and treatment of eating disorders
Open from Wednesday 12th April 2023 to Thursday 12th October 2023
4,631 signatures
Ban plastic label and clothing fasteners and incentivise reuse of plastic items.
Open from Monday 19th October 2020 to Monday 19th April 2021
4,489 signatures
Allow cyclists to access to all public footpaths across the countryside.
Open from Wednesday 29th July 2020 to Friday 29th January 2021
4,438 signatures
Ban ‘permitted discharge’ of foul water into rivers
Open from Friday 11th September 2020 to Thursday 11th March 2021
4,390 signatures
Compulsory Penalties for Dangerously out of control dogs attacking other animals
Open from Thursday 3rd September 2020 to Wednesday 3rd March 2021
4,289 signatures
Increase sentences and create a public database for dog cruelty offenders
Opened on Wednesday 10th January 2024
4,207 signatures so far
Reform legislation to better protect horses and riders from dogs
Opened on Tuesday 16th January 2024
4,172 signatures so far
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
Ban hedge cutting and non-essential tree felling between March and August
Open from Friday 8th April 2022 to Saturday 22nd October 2022
4,131 signatures
Make it mandatory for all dogs to be on leads on public rights of way.
Open from Tuesday 28th July 2020 to Thursday 28th January 2021
4,090 signatures
Make dog attacks on cats a specific criminal offence
Open from Monday 30th January 2023 to Sunday 30th July 2023
4,022 signatures
Ban the sale of plastic wet wipes; affordable alternatives are widely available
Open from Wednesday 5th May 2021 to Friday 5th November 2021
3,954 signatures
Extend areas reserved for domestic fishing from 6 to 12 miles by end of 2021
Open from Monday 4th January 2021 to Sunday 4th July 2021
3,944 signatures
Ban pelagic trawlers, attach pingers to all boats, stop slaughter of dolphins.
Open from Thursday 5th March 2020 to Saturday 5th September 2020
3,895 signatures
Make protection of hedgerows a condition of ELM and BPS subsidies
Open from Wednesday 13th April 2022 to Thursday 27th October 2022
3,863 signatures
Compulsory home checks and abusers database to protect animals
Open from Tuesday 15th September 2020 to Monday 15th March 2021
3,832 signatures
End breed specific legislation
Open from Tuesday 15th December 2020 to Tuesday 15th June 2021
3,827 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 water companies discharging raw sewage into seas and rivers
Opened on Wednesday 13th December 2023
3,733 signatures so far
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
Ban the Separation of Calves From Their Mothers and the Killing of Male Calves
Open from Monday 27th September 2021 to Sunday 27th March 2022
3,589 signatures
Habitat Protection - Public inquiry and reform of protections
Open from Wednesday 4th November 2020 to Tuesday 4th May 2021
3,571 signatures
Enact stricter final effluent standards to protect water from pollutants
Opened on Tuesday 16th January 2024
3,543 signatures so far
Provide additional funding for redistributing surplus food
Open from Tuesday 29th June 2021 to Wednesday 29th December 2021
3,470 signatures
Ban the racing of horses that are under 4 years old.
Open from Thursday 28th April 2022 to Friday 11th November 2022
3,464 signatures
Ban the shooting of dogs
Open from Tuesday 12th October 2021 to Tuesday 12th April 2022
3,292 signatures
Ban Slaughter and Breeding of Innocent Animals for food
Open from Monday 9th November 2020 to Sunday 9th May 2021
3,290 signatures
Make any sexual contact with an animal a criminal offence
Open from Tuesday 11th August 2020 to Thursday 11th February 2021
3,284 signatures
Review the approval of fish barriers at Hoveton Great Broad
Open from Monday 17th August 2020 to Wednesday 17th February 2021
3,268 signatures
Regulate wildlife food so it’s safer for hedgehogs, and all mammals & birds
Open from Friday 18th February 2022 to Thursday 18th August 2022
3,243 signatures
Make the neutering/spaying of pet cats a legal requirement.
Open from Tuesday 15th September 2020 to Monday 15th March 2021
3,216 signatures
Make it Law to Label Non-Religiously Slaughtered Meat Products.
Open from Thursday 5th March 2020 to Saturday 5th September 2020
3,188 signatures
Repeal the Climate Change Act 2008
Open from Tuesday 13th June 2023 to Wednesday 13th December 2023
3,077 signatures
Put a ban on factory farming
Open from Friday 16th April 2021 to Saturday 16th October 2021
3,029 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
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
Country Of Origin Labelling should be compulsory on all imported food
Open from Wednesday 22nd July 2020 to Friday 22nd January 2021
2,974 signatures
Ban the use of peat in gardening and horticulture
Open from Tuesday 10th March 2020 to Thursday 10th September 2020
2,971 signatures
Ban Bottom Trawling in UK waters
Open from Thursday 4th February 2021 to Wednesday 4th August 2021
2,947 signatures
Introduce licensing of horse owners and make current code of practice statutory
Open from Wednesday 23rd June 2021 to Thursday 23rd December 2021
2,906 signatures
Ban the sale of disposable barbecues.
Open from Monday 15th June 2020 to Tuesday 15th December 2020
2,838 signatures
Replace ban on certain dog breeds with licences, muzzles and leads for all dogs
Opened on Thursday 14th December 2023
2,836 signatures so far
Hold public consultation on Section 1 of the Dangerous Dogs Act
Open from Monday 16th October 2023 to Tuesday 16th April 2024
2,822 signatures
Ban the sale and use of Fipronil and Imidacloprid in flea treatments for pets
Open from Tuesday 24th November 2020 to Monday 24th May 2021
2,817 signatures
Impose a moratorium on the building of new waste incineration plants
Opened on Friday 22nd March 2024
2,792 signatures so far
Introduce a national fishing line recycling scheme
Open from Wednesday 10th February 2021 to Tuesday 10th August 2021
2,759 signatures
Ban battery rabbit farming
Open from Tuesday 13th April 2021 to Wednesday 13th October 2021
2,756 signatures
Increase rights to protect property such as racing pigeons from wild birds
Open from Monday 8th June 2020 to Tuesday 8th December 2020
2,721 signatures
Remove pack of hounds exemption from s1 of Dogs (Protection of Livestock) Act
Opened on Friday 15th December 2023
2,695 signatures so far
Make it illegal to sell dogs without a licence
Open from Monday 8th March 2021 to Wednesday 8th September 2021
2,660 signatures
Amend rules regarding religiously slaughtered meat
Open from Friday 18th September 2020 to Thursday 18th March 2021
2,659 signatures
Ban the sale of plastic flying ring toys to help protect seals
Opened on Tuesday 16th April 2024
2,655 signatures so far
Renationalise water
Open from Monday 1st August 2022 to Wednesday 15th February 2023
2,597 signatures
Make trespass on British farms a criminal offence. Protect British farmers!
Open from Friday 6th August 2021 to Sunday 6th February 2022
2,584 signatures
Require drivers to report hitting a cat, and scans for cats hit by a car
Open from Monday 26th July 2021 to Wednesday 26th January 2022
2,579 signatures
We demand that the UK Government declares a Global Climate Emergency
Open from Wednesday 27th April 2022 to Thursday 10th November 2022
2,469 signatures
Ban non-stun slaughter in the UK
Open from Tuesday 15th December 2020 to Tuesday 15th June 2021
2,422 signatures
Ban the Import and Sale of Disposable Vapes
Open from Thursday 17th November 2022 to Wednesday 17th May 2023
2,411 signatures
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