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
Require Water Companies to Refund Customers When They Dump Sewage
Open from Thursday 4th November 2021 to Wednesday 4th May 2022
1,022 signatures
Increase penalties, enforcement and education to tackle littering & fly tipping
Open from Tuesday 28th July 2020 to Thursday 28th January 2021
1,013 signatures
Prohibit the sale and use in the UK of palm oil and its derivatives in foods
Open from Monday 13th December 2021 to Monday 13th June 2022
1,004 signatures
Ban Greyhound Racing within 5 years
Opened on Friday 2nd February 2024
984 signatures so far
Provide funds so Marine Conservation Zones in the UK can be properly protected.
Open from Tuesday 4th August 2020 to Thursday 4th February 2021
984 signatures
Ban rawhide treats for pets
Open from Thursday 27th October 2022 to Thursday 27th April 2023
972 signatures
Make it compulsory for all dogs to be on leads on public land.
Opened on Thursday 30th November 2023
967 signatures so far
Fund plastic recycling processing plants and ban export of plastic waste
Open from Wednesday 16th September 2020 to Tuesday 16th March 2021
964 signatures
Make the spaying and neutering of pet cats a legal requirement
Open from Friday 13th May 2022 to Sunday 27th November 2022
963 signatures
Legislate on the use of Vegan labelling
Open from Tuesday 10th March 2020 to Thursday 10th September 2020
960 signatures
Restrict the use of disclaimers by police to relinquish ownership of dogs
Open from Friday 3rd November 2023 to Friday 3rd May 2024
953 signatures
Ban balloon releases which are harmful to wildlife
Open from Tuesday 9th November 2021 to Monday 9th May 2022
951 signatures
Create independent inspection scheme for dogs held under the Dangerous Dogs Act
Open from Thursday 14th September 2023 to Thursday 14th March 2024
947 signatures
Launch a public consultation on legal protections for birds of prey
Open from Thursday 4th May 2023 to Saturday 4th November 2023
938 signatures
Ban Animal Products
Open from Wednesday 8th April 2020 to Thursday 8th October 2020
934 signatures
Require vets to scan microchips every time a pet receives medical attention
Open from Tuesday 28th September 2021 to Monday 28th March 2022
904 signatures
Ban 'use by' dates on fresh fruit, vegetables and salads
Opened on Tuesday 20th February 2024
899 signatures so far
Keep the puppy import age at 15 weeks
Open from Tuesday 24th August 2021 to Thursday 24th February 2022
888 signatures
Ban plastic wrapping of individual items of fruit or vegetables
Open from Thursday 24th September 2020 to Wednesday 24th March 2021
886 signatures
Require restaurants to include carbohydrate information on menus
Open from Wednesday 30th August 2023 to Thursday 29th February 2024
876 signatures
Require All Puppies to Be Sold with a 'Pup & Mum' Veterinary Health Check Record
Open from Wednesday 6th October 2021 to Wednesday 6th April 2022
871 signatures
Reverse the ban on honeybee imports. Stop the honeybee decline!
Open from Tuesday 9th February 2021 to Monday 9th August 2021
867 signatures
End All Government Subsidies for Fossil Fuel Companies
Open from Wednesday 10th August 2022 to Friday 24th February 2023
863 signatures
Scrap ban on dog breeds, regulate dog owners and ban euthanasia of healthy dogs
Opened on Wednesday 20th December 2023
855 signatures so far
Councils, refuse collectors must scan & identify any recovered deceased dogs.
Open from Wednesday 11th November 2020 to Tuesday 11th May 2021
850 signatures
Require councils to check all deceased cats for microchips before disposal
Opened on Wednesday 6th March 2024
848 signatures so far
Use water company fines to fund sewage warnings and improved water testing
Open from Tuesday 7th November 2023 to Tuesday 7th May 2024
848 signatures
Legally Require All Meat Packaging to Show Slaughter Images
Open from Monday 10th May 2021 to Wednesday 10th November 2021
848 signatures
To make it law that dogs must be on leads around livestock
Open from Tuesday 26th July 2022 to Thursday 9th February 2023
846 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
Mandatory screening for Elbow and Hip Dysplasia for susceptible breeding dogs
Open from Tuesday 21st July 2020 to Thursday 21st January 2021
835 signatures
Make it a specific criminal offence for a dog to attack another dog
Open from Thursday 14th October 2021 to Thursday 14th April 2022
834 signatures
Ban the use of netting as a deterrent for birds
Open from Tuesday 11th August 2020 to Thursday 11th February 2021
827 signatures
Ban third party sales of rabbits in England.
Open from Friday 26th June 2020 to Saturday 26th December 2020
821 signatures
Remove exemption of stalking and flushing out for foxes in the Hunting Act 2004
Opened on Thursday 4th January 2024
816 signatures so far
Designate the canal network as a National Park
Opened on Thursday 14th December 2023
806 signatures so far
Prohibit the killing of domestic pets in a pandemic or domestic emergency
Open from Thursday 16th March 2023 to Saturday 16th September 2023
791 signatures
A public enquiry into the RSPCA, and it's activities.
Open from Monday 16th March 2020 to Wednesday 16th September 2020
789 signatures
Make it Law to Label Non-Religiously Slaughtered Meat Products.
Open from Tuesday 16th March 2021 to Thursday 16th September 2021
783 signatures
Compulsory labelling of Halal and kosher certified food in schools and hospitals
Open from Thursday 30th July 2020 to Saturday 30th January 2021
780 signatures
Introduce a levy on single-use disposable plastic
Open from Thursday 29th October 2020 to Thursday 29th April 2021
779 signatures
Protect our children’s heritage – increase funding for Natural England
Open from Tuesday 8th December 2020 to Tuesday 8th June 2021
770 signatures
Require dogs to be kept on a lead at all times when in public
Open from Wednesday 17th November 2021 to Tuesday 17th May 2022
757 signatures
Stop the barbaric shooting of wild British birds.
Open from Wednesday 5th January 2022 to Tuesday 5th July 2022
750 signatures
Scrap ban on dog breeds, regulate dog owners and ban euthanasia of healthy dogs
Require the planting biodiverse woodland on the greenbelt
Open from Thursday 2nd November 2023 to Thursday 2nd May 2024
740 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
Introduce new safeguards and requirements for production and sale of cat food
Open from Monday 6th December 2021 to Monday 6th June 2022
738 signatures
Ban the use of strimmers in spring during hedgehog breeding season
Open from Friday 9th June 2023 to Saturday 9th December 2023
736 signatures
Extend the date for neutering XL Bully type dogs to December 2024
Opened on Monday 18th March 2024
735 signatures so far
Do not reduce environmental protections or protected species legislation
Open from Thursday 10th September 2020 to Wednesday 10th March 2021
731 signatures
Implement a Deposit Return Scheme for glass and plastic in 2021
Open from Wednesday 9th September 2020 to Tuesday 9th March 2021
730 signatures
Repeal the Hunting Act 2004
Open from Thursday 13th October 2022 to Thursday 13th April 2023
724 signatures
Commit to UK natural gas and increase investment
Open from Thursday 10th February 2022 to Wednesday 10th August 2022
723 signatures
Grant All Sentient Animals the Basic Right to Life
Open from Tuesday 25th April 2023 to Wednesday 25th October 2023
702 signatures
Create new recycling and reuse requirements for local authorities
Review licence fees and financial support for hydro generation
Open from Friday 29th April 2022 to Saturday 12th November 2022
693 signatures
Don't require muzzles for XL Bullies - Not humane nor fair!
Open from Thursday 21st September 2023 to Thursday 21st March 2024
685 signatures
Change the law so that only vets can own vet practices
Opened on Friday 5th April 2024
674 signatures so far
Ban gill netting along the Merseyside coastline for boats and shore
Open from Wednesday 31st May 2023 to Thursday 30th November 2023
671 signatures
Require all hounds involved in 'trail hunts' to be muzzled
Open from Thursday 17th February 2022 to Wednesday 17th August 2022
663 signatures
Make the sale and ownership of gin traps illegal within the UK
Open from Friday 27th November 2020 to Thursday 27th May 2021
663 signatures
Prevent productive grassland and clean pasture from being designated an SSSI
Open from Monday 16th January 2023 to Sunday 16th July 2023
662 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
Require drivers who hit a cat to take them to a veterinarian
Open from Monday 30th October 2023 to Tuesday 30th April 2024
641 signatures
Recommend carbohydrates be included on any front of pack nutrition labels
Open from Monday 7th November 2022 to Sunday 7th May 2023
639 signatures
Ban animal testing for cosmetics ingredients
Open from Thursday 15th June 2023 to Friday 15th December 2023
638 signatures
Review and reform the Landscape Recovery scheme
Open from Tuesday 11th January 2022 to Monday 11th July 2022
623 signatures
Create a regulator for veterinary services
Open from Monday 22nd August 2022 to Wednesday 8th March 2023
619 signatures
Set a minimum per fish fine for offences for killing freshwater fish
Open from Monday 2nd August 2021 to Wednesday 2nd February 2022
615 signatures
Make restaurants state how they source their meat and how it was slaughtered.
Open from Monday 23rd March 2020 to Wednesday 23rd September 2020
614 signatures
Do not require XL Bully dogs to be muzzled until 18 months
Opened on Wednesday 24th January 2024
613 signatures so far
Make it illegal to farm octopus for the production of food
Open from Wednesday 22nd March 2023 to Friday 22nd September 2023
613 signatures
Ban All Pheasant Shooting in England and The Rearing Of Game Birds For Shooting.
Open from Monday 23rd March 2020 to Wednesday 23rd September 2020
612 signatures
Prevent products not made from 95% apple juice being sold as cider
Open from Thursday 3rd September 2020 to Wednesday 3rd March 2021
611 signatures
Fund a national programme to provide allotments and access to orchards for all
Open from Friday 25th August 2023 to Sunday 25th February 2024
606 signatures
Create a national welfare team to oversee kennels holding seized dogs
Opened on Friday 12th April 2024
588 signatures so far
Make puppy farming illegal
Opened on Wednesday 10th January 2024
587 signatures so far
Review arrangements for registering veterinarians who qualified outside the UK
Opened on Monday 15th April 2024
574 signatures so far
Change the law to prevent the sales of live animals in pet stores.
Open from Monday 21st February 2022 to Sunday 21st August 2022
556 signatures
Introduce a Regulator for Veterinary Services
Opened on Thursday 22nd February 2024
554 signatures so far
Inquiry into the pet food industry and its relationship with the vet profession
Opened on Thursday 30th November 2023
537 signatures so far
Ban fur and foie gras imports
Open from Wednesday 23rd February 2022 to Tuesday 23rd August 2022
528 signatures
The Vegan Petition - Ban Animal Agriculture and Animal Products
Open from Wednesday 13th April 2022 to Thursday 27th October 2022
526 signatures
Ban slush drinks containing glycerol from entertainment venues for children
Open from Monday 11th September 2023 to Monday 11th March 2024
525 signatures
Ban the sale of Paan on health and environmental grounds
Opened on Monday 26th February 2024
522 signatures so far
Require leads, muzzles and licences for all dogs
Open from Monday 22nd May 2023 to Wednesday 22nd November 2023
521 signatures
Add pea protein to list of allergens that must be listed on food labels
Open from Monday 5th June 2023 to Tuesday 5th December 2023
519 signatures
Require supermarkets and restaurants to donate or compost food waste
Open from Monday 20th July 2020 to Wednesday 20th January 2021
519 signatures
Allow XL Bully dogs to be off lead in public whilst wearing a muzzle
Opened on Friday 2nd February 2024
517 signatures so far
Legislate in the Agriculture Bill to protect the UK’s Food & Farming Sector.
Open from Wednesday 22nd July 2020 to Friday 22nd January 2021
517 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
Abolish ASPA Section 24, the secrecy clause for animals used in UK laboratories.
Open from Wednesday 5th August 2020 to Friday 5th February 2021
512 signatures
Reintroduce the Milk Marketing Board
Open from Friday 5th June 2020 to Saturday 5th December 2020
507 signatures
Run a nationwide information campaign to reduce roadside litter.
Open from Tuesday 10th March 2020 to Thursday 10th September 2020
500 signatures
Ban the advertising of, selling of and buying of canine 'ear cropping' kits.
Open from Monday 5th October 2020 to Monday 5th April 2021
495 signatures
Make felling any tree 150 years or older a criminal offence.
Open from Friday 6th October 2023 to Saturday 6th April 2024
490 signatures
Sully's Law:Require pet euthanasia, cremation&burial industries to scan all dogs
Open from Thursday 5th August 2021 to Saturday 5th February 2022
490 signatures
Repeal the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023
Open from Wednesday 26th April 2023 to Thursday 26th October 2023
486 signatures
Require local authorities to make deceased animals available for inspection
Open from Thursday 15th October 2020 to Thursday 15th April 2021
486 signatures
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