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
Make it completely illegal to trap, harm or kill foxes
Open from Tuesday 21st February 2023 to Monday 21st August 2023
479 signatures
Change the law to protect Zander fish
Open from Wednesday 14th October 2020 to Wednesday 14th April 2021
477 signatures
Tougher sentences for animal abusers to include a lifetime ban on owning pets
Open from Wednesday 11th March 2020 to Friday 11th September 2020
474 signatures
Do not ban catapults or slingshots
Opened on Wednesday 17th April 2024
466 signatures so far
Toughen animal welfare laws & introduce an animal abuser's database
Open from Monday 11th October 2021 to Monday 11th April 2022
466 signatures
Implement an Animal Bill of Rights protecting all species of animals
Open from Tuesday 8th December 2020 to Tuesday 8th June 2021
466 signatures
Ban the sale of plastic wet wipes; affordable alternatives are widely available
Open from Friday 12th November 2021 to Thursday 12th May 2022
463 signatures
Ban all black plastic that cannot be detected by NIR (recycling) technology.
Open from Thursday 24th September 2020 to Wednesday 24th March 2021
463 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
Ban petrol leaf blowers to improve public health and the environment
Open from Monday 30th November 2020 to Sunday 30th May 2021
460 signatures
Single database for microchipped dogs and cats and make scanning mandatory
Open from Tuesday 26th October 2021 to Tuesday 26th April 2022
459 signatures
Ban the use of catapults
Open from Tuesday 18th July 2023 to Thursday 18th January 2024
458 signatures
Require all meat products be labelled as 'Halal' or 'Not Halal'
Open from Friday 11th November 2022 to Thursday 11th May 2023
455 signatures
Do not order a cull of parakeets
Open from Friday 8th January 2021 to Thursday 8th July 2021
454 signatures
Ban selling drinks bottles that aren’t made out of a sustainable material.
Open from Tuesday 12th May 2020 to Thursday 12th November 2020
454 signatures
Protect our wildlife - ban driven grouse shooting
Open from Friday 23rd April 2021 to Saturday 23rd October 2021
449 signatures
Require water companies offer WaterSure to DLA, PIP, AA, CA claimants
Open from Monday 3rd July 2023 to Wednesday 3rd January 2024
445 signatures
Require labeling for milk to confirm whether the cows had access to pasture
Open from Wednesday 9th September 2020 to Tuesday 9th March 2021
441 signatures
Ban electric shock collars
Opened on Wednesday 28th February 2024
438 signatures so far
Stop Online Pet Sales
Open from Monday 10th May 2021 to Wednesday 10th November 2021
438 signatures
Stop culling of badgers permanently
Open from Wednesday 12th April 2023 to Thursday 12th October 2023
434 signatures
‘Ralphy’s Law’ – Require hunting dog breeds to be muzzled in public
Open from Friday 6th May 2022 to Sunday 20th November 2022
433 signatures
Make the spaying/neutering of domesticated cats compulsory.
Open from Wednesday 31st March 2021 to Thursday 30th September 2021
432 signatures
Ban the release of any untreated raw sewage and separate rainwater from sewage
Open from Friday 2nd September 2022 to Thursday 16th March 2023
431 signatures
Require prominent labelling for halal and kosher certified items
Open from Wednesday 20th September 2023 to Wednesday 20th March 2024
427 signatures
Increase regulation of horse & pony non-profit/charity/rescue and riding schools
Open from Wednesday 28th September 2022 to Tuesday 28th March 2023
427 signatures
Ban petrol leaf blowers which harm human health, animals and the environment
Open from Wednesday 6th July 2022 to Friday 20th January 2023
427 signatures
Ban the import and sale of real fur in the UK
Open from Thursday 22nd September 2022 to Wednesday 22nd March 2023
425 signatures
Increase financial support for UK zoos this winter (September until Easter)
Open from Tuesday 15th September 2020 to Monday 15th March 2021
425 signatures
Introduce a rehoming scheme for banned breeds
Opened on Tuesday 16th April 2024
424 signatures so far
Require health warnings on ultra-processed foods
Open from Tuesday 1st August 2023 to Thursday 1st February 2024
410 signatures
Create a database of all lost and stolen dogs.
Open from Tuesday 9th March 2021 to Thursday 9th September 2021
408 signatures
Do not weaken river pollution rules
Open from Tuesday 29th September 2020 to Monday 29th March 2021
406 signatures
Impose prison sentences, lifetime bans and random checks on animal abusers
Opened on Wednesday 7th February 2024
402 signatures so far
Ban fishing on a third of UK coastal for fish repopulation
Open from Wednesday 21st October 2020 to Wednesday 21st April 2021
402 signatures
Ban plastic and foil balloon releases and fund memorial forests instead
Open from Wednesday 17th August 2022 to Friday 3rd March 2023
401 signatures
ALL people importing dogs have to apply upfront for a licence to import a dog
Open from Wednesday 28th April 2021 to Thursday 28th October 2021
400 signatures
End policies that lessen farming land area, yield or viability
Opened on Monday 4th March 2024
399 signatures so far
Make recommended size cages law for small animals to stop inadequate housing
Open from Friday 27th May 2022 to Sunday 11th December 2022
394 signatures
Require farm animals kept outside be given access to shelter
Open from Thursday 3rd March 2022 to Saturday 3rd September 2022
390 signatures
Exempt urban businesses from dog day care space requirements
Open from Wednesday 12th January 2022 to Tuesday 12th July 2022
388 signatures
Mandatory registering of ALL breeding dogs subject to satisfactory assessments
Open from Wednesday 5th January 2022 to Tuesday 5th July 2022
388 signatures
Make Strangles a Notifiable Disease
Open from Monday 21st December 2020 to Monday 21st June 2021
388 signatures
Ban the use of plastic fishing nets for commercial fishing
Open from Friday 9th October 2020 to Friday 9th April 2021
384 signatures
Ban all export of live animals
Open from Wednesday 11th November 2020 to Tuesday 11th May 2021
377 signatures
Require a visual representation of sugar content on confectionery labels.
Open from Thursday 19th March 2020 to Saturday 19th September 2020
377 signatures
Require dogs be on leads at all times in public places
Open from Monday 15th August 2022 to Wednesday 1st March 2023
376 signatures
Abolish the Dangerous Dogs Act and introduce new rules for dog owners/breeders
Opened on Monday 15th April 2024
373 signatures so far
Require licences for owners of XL Bully dogs instead of a ban/muzzles/neutering
Opened on Friday 10th November 2023
367 signatures so far
Ban the sale of small fish tanks without filtration being sold as goldfish bowls
Open from Wednesday 2nd December 2020 to Wednesday 2nd June 2021
365 signatures
Ban on firearm and shotgun ownership for wildlife and countryside offences
Open from Friday 18th September 2020 to Thursday 18th March 2021
363 signatures
Introduce Dog Licensing and Registration
Open from Wednesday 30th December 2020 to Wednesday 30th June 2021
359 signatures
Ban all commercial fishing in Marine Conservation Zones
Open from Friday 30th July 2021 to Sunday 30th January 2022
354 signatures
Reopen applications for XL Bully dog certificate of exemption
Opened on Monday 25th March 2024
353 signatures so far
Require water companies to pay a rebate when untreated sewage is discharged
Open from Friday 14th April 2023 to Saturday 14th October 2023
350 signatures
Ban the use of Shark Squalene in the UK
Open from Monday 5th October 2020 to Monday 5th April 2021
345 signatures
Ban hunting the brown hare in its breeding season in England & Wales
Open from Friday 13th March 2020 to Sunday 13th September 2020
345 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
Ban the release of doves in ceremonies
Open from Monday 14th February 2022 to Sunday 14th August 2022
335 signatures
Ban All Single Use Plastics and Plastic Packaging to Save Our Planet
Open from Monday 7th February 2022 to Sunday 7th August 2022
331 signatures
Licence religious slaughter to match animals killed to defined religious needs
Open from Thursday 29th April 2021 to Friday 29th October 2021
331 signatures
Allow the release of beavers into the wild with a licence from Natural England
Open from Friday 8th September 2023 to Friday 8th March 2024
329 signatures
Make it illegal for water companies to dump sewage into rivers and seas
Open from Tuesday 2nd November 2021 to Monday 2nd May 2022
327 signatures
Require Licenses to Keep Chameleons
Open from Wednesday 16th December 2020 to Wednesday 16th June 2021
326 signatures
Enhance requirements for farmers to shelter sheep kept outdoors
Opened on Wednesday 14th February 2024
317 signatures so far
Hold a referendum on any geo-engineering projects
Opened on Monday 29th April 2024
314 signatures so far
Make it mandatory for UK companies to disclose their single-use plastic usage
Open from Friday 28th May 2021 to Sunday 28th November 2021
313 signatures
Ban clothing from being imported into the UK on plastic hangers
Open from Tuesday 29th September 2020 to Monday 29th March 2021
310 signatures
Introduce licences, mandatory training and annual vet visits to own a dog
Open from Tuesday 19th September 2023 to Tuesday 19th March 2024
309 signatures
Allow honey produced in a certain way to be sold as "raw honey"
Open from Tuesday 21st December 2021 to Tuesday 21st June 2022
307 signatures
Grey squirrels should be protected by the government
Open from Thursday 10th September 2020 to Wednesday 10th March 2021
307 signatures
Make it Mandatory for the UK to recycle it's own waste in the UK
Open from Wednesday 9th September 2020 to Tuesday 9th March 2021
307 signatures
Require animal-tested product packaging to state animal and include images
Opened on Monday 15th April 2024
303 signatures so far
Review and reform arrangements for ban on XL Bully type dogs
Opened on Monday 11th December 2023
296 signatures so far
Make it illegal to remove perch or pike from rivers and canals
Open from Thursday 23rd February 2023 to Wednesday 23rd August 2023
296 signatures
Bring the metaldehyde slug pellet ban forward to March 2021
Open from Tuesday 13th October 2020 to Tuesday 13th April 2021
295 signatures
Add rapeseed oil to the list of allergens that must be listed on food labels
Open from Tuesday 25th July 2023 to Thursday 25th January 2024
293 signatures
Create rights for full compensation for sewer flooding from sewerage undertakers
Open from Friday 6th August 2021 to Sunday 6th February 2022
293 signatures
Exempt new UK immigrants from rules on import of invasive species
Open from Monday 17th May 2021 to Wednesday 17th November 2021
290 signatures
Require criminal record checks before the sale/adoption of an animal
Open from Wednesday 11th November 2020 to Tuesday 11th May 2021
290 signatures
Ban the production and sale of rawhide
Opened on Tuesday 16th April 2024
288 signatures so far
Require councils to collect textile waste as part of household recycling
Open from Thursday 16th February 2023 to Wednesday 16th August 2023
287 signatures
Prohibit mass tree plantation on farmland
Open from Thursday 23rd February 2023 to Wednesday 23rd August 2023
285 signatures
Require every garment sold in the UK to include a 'Carbon Checker' label
Open from Thursday 14th October 2021 to Thursday 14th April 2022
284 signatures
Implement a complete ban on the sale of rodenticide poison
Open from Tuesday 3rd October 2023 to Wednesday 3rd April 2024
282 signatures
Ban all Balloon releasing in the UK
Open from Friday 18th August 2023 to Sunday 18th February 2024
279 signatures
Implement a nationwide annual pet licence system to fund animal welfare
Opened on Tuesday 19th March 2024
275 signatures so far
Ban the sale, possession and importation of kangaroo meat, body parts and skins
Open from Wednesday 26th May 2021 to Friday 26th November 2021
275 signatures
Keep retained EU environmental laws until equal or stronger UK laws introduced
Open from Monday 3rd October 2022 to Monday 3rd April 2023
274 signatures
Make the official definition of an XL Bully clearer
Opened on Wednesday 8th November 2023
273 signatures so far
Increase penalties for the owners of dangerously out of control dogs
Open from Thursday 8th April 2021 to Friday 8th October 2021
271 signatures
Allow the culling of seagulls in urban and commercial areas by pest control
Open from Thursday 11th May 2023 to Saturday 11th November 2023
269 signatures
Ban the export of shark fins from the UK
Open from Friday 4th September 2020 to Thursday 4th March 2021
269 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
Require "Gluten" be listed as an allergen on food labelling
Opened on Friday 2nd February 2024
267 signatures so far
Provide Financial Assistance to Non-Profit Animal Rescue Charities
Open from Friday 4th November 2022 to Thursday 4th May 2023
266 signatures
Ban formaldehyde in motorhome/caravan toilet fluid products
Open from Monday 21st November 2022 to Sunday 21st May 2023
262 signatures
Ban "Game" Bird Shooting now!
Open from Thursday 10th December 2020 to Thursday 10th June 2021
261 signatures
Introduce a law making it illegal to breed any dogs without a licence
Open from Monday 23rd November 2020 to Sunday 23rd May 2021
261 signatures
Enhance protections for marine mammals
Open from Wednesday 4th November 2020 to Tuesday 4th May 2021
261 signatures
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