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
Phase out the usage of gill nets within UK waters
Open from Tuesday 9th March 2021 to Thursday 9th September 2021
72 signatures
Increase protections for clearing of wildlife habitats
Open from Thursday 21st September 2023 to Thursday 21st March 2024
71 signatures
Make the culling of healthy animals in captivity illegal
Open from Tuesday 4th April 2023 to Wednesday 4th October 2023
71 signatures
Require vets to do a full health check when pets have their jabs
Open from Monday 18th July 2022 to Wednesday 1st February 2023
71 signatures
Make keeping birds in cages illegal
Open from Thursday 20th January 2022 to Wednesday 20th July 2022
71 signatures
Legal protections for autism therapy and disability dogs
Open from Friday 18th August 2023 to Sunday 18th February 2024
70 signatures
Restrict 'dangerously out of control' dog offence to cases of serious injury
Open from Wednesday 9th November 2022 to Tuesday 9th May 2023
70 signatures
Ban tethered housing systems for cattle
Open from Monday 20th December 2021 to Monday 20th June 2022
70 signatures
Introduce heavy fixed penalties starting at £1000 minimum for littering
Open from Monday 17th August 2020 to Wednesday 17th February 2021
70 signatures
Set up statutory body to investigate complaints against veterinary practices
Open from Tuesday 12th September 2023 to Tuesday 12th March 2024
69 signatures
Ban plastic drink bottles, to use glass or cans only
Open from Friday 14th July 2023 to Sunday 14th January 2024
69 signatures
Make hedgehogs a protected species and fund a hedgehog sanctuary
Open from Monday 27th February 2023 to Sunday 27th August 2023
69 signatures
To prevent the spread of avian flu, prohibit the shooting of game birds
Open from Friday 3rd December 2021 to Friday 3rd June 2022
69 signatures
Ban sale and use of Leaf Blowers
Open from Friday 19th November 2021 to Thursday 19th May 2022
69 signatures
Protect minors from harmful diet pills and muscle-building supplements
Open from Monday 26th June 2023 to Tuesday 26th December 2023
68 signatures
Outlawing of plastic wrapping/plastic-based bags for fruit/veg/bread in shops
Open from Friday 20th August 2021 to Sunday 20th February 2022
68 signatures
Ban all animal fur imports, including for the King's Guard's caps
Open from Thursday 15th February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
67 signatures
Require cosmetic companies to state if their products are ever tested on animals
Open from Monday 12th February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
67 signatures
Revoke the Invasive Alien Species Order 2019
Open from Tuesday 5th October 2021 to Tuesday 5th April 2022
67 signatures
Sign the Marine Arctic Peace Sanctuary Treaty
Open from Thursday 20th August 2020 to Saturday 20th February 2021
67 signatures
Ban the ownership of dogs with cropped ears born after April 2023
Open from Tuesday 7th February 2023 to Monday 7th August 2023
66 signatures
Launch a national campaign promoting the Countryside Code
Open from Wednesday 22nd July 2020 to Friday 22nd January 2021
66 signatures
Amend employment law to classify all people in the gig economy as workers
Open from Tuesday 5th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
65 signatures
Run Eat Responsibly campaign and require labels on meat, egg and dairy products
Open from Friday 5th August 2022 to Sunday 19th February 2023
65 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
Do not change the name of the England Coast Path
Open from Friday 19th May 2023 to Sunday 19th November 2023
64 signatures
Ban the use of non recyclable plastics in food/drink packaging
Open from Tuesday 13th October 2020 to Tuesday 13th April 2021
64 signatures
Make the licensing and monitoring of Animal rescues, compulsory.
Open from Monday 9th March 2020 to Wednesday 9th September 2020
64 signatures
Ban fruit and vegetables being sold in single-use plastic packaging
Open from Friday 3rd May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
63 signatures
Ban the use of herbicides that contain glyphosate
Open from Friday 10th November 2023 to Friday 10th May 2024
63 signatures
Introduce screening process for dog owners
Open from Friday 15th September 2023 to Friday 15th March 2024
63 signatures
Mandatory animal breeding license cards and qualifications in the UK.
Open from Wednesday 20th January 2021 to Tuesday 20th July 2021
63 signatures
Make ‘can be recycled’ labelling clearer on all products
Open from Friday 16th October 2020 to Friday 16th April 2021
63 signatures
Require health warnings on ultra-processed foods
Open from Monday 11th July 2022 to Wednesday 25th January 2023
62 signatures
Grant legal protection to ancient trees
Open from Tuesday 5th July 2022 to Thursday 19th January 2023
62 signatures
Ban advertising and sale of domestic pets online
Open from Thursday 23rd June 2022 to Friday 6th January 2023
62 signatures
Fund a vaccination programme for wild rabbits against Myxomatosis
Open from Monday 30th May 2022 to Wednesday 14th December 2022
62 signatures
Increase the minimum usable cage area per laying hen from 600cm² to 1,693cm²
Open from Monday 19th July 2021 to Wednesday 19th January 2022
62 signatures
Require environmental impact information on food packaging
Open from Friday 4th December 2020 to Friday 4th June 2021
62 signatures
Ban the installation of spray foam insulation in lofts of residential properties
Open from Wednesday 7th February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
61 signatures
Ban single-use plastic cups at music venues
Open from Thursday 4th January 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
61 signatures
Fund more pet friendly emergency accommodation
Open from Friday 22nd December 2023 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
61 signatures
Don't abolish "nutrient neutrality" that protect rivers from pollution
Open from Wednesday 13th September 2023 to Wednesday 13th March 2024
61 signatures
Make Strangles in Equines a notifiable disease in the UK
Open from Monday 22nd May 2023 to Wednesday 22nd November 2023
61 signatures
Restrict number of dogs per dogwalker
Open from Wednesday 25th January 2023 to Tuesday 25th July 2023
61 signatures
Urge China to ban the Yulin dog meat festival
Open from Wednesday 1st June 2022 to Thursday 15th December 2022
61 signatures
Increase maximum prison sentences further for animal cruelty in the UK
Open from Friday 18th February 2022 to Thursday 18th August 2022
61 signatures
Fund planting of female trees in urban areas to counteract high pollen levels
Open from Thursday 1st July 2021 to Saturday 1st January 2022
61 signatures
Require outdoor venues to rent take-away cups to customers by deposit only.
Open from Monday 21st September 2020 to Sunday 21st March 2021
61 signatures
Increase funding to prevent coastal erosion
Open from Monday 26th February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
60 signatures
Make an exemption for the domestic growing of food crops during a hosepipe ban.
Open from Tuesday 4th October 2022 to Tuesday 4th April 2023
60 signatures
Ban the use of animals by the police
Open from Tuesday 1st June 2021 to Wednesday 1st December 2021
60 signatures
Require a licence to breed and sell cats and introduce statutory guidance
Open from Tuesday 9th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
59 signatures
Set new guidance and requirements for animals in early years settings
Open from Tuesday 9th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
59 signatures
Ban all animal testing
Open from Thursday 14th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
59 signatures
Fund replanting of trees lost to forest fires to help combat climate change
Open from Thursday 21st July 2022 to Saturday 4th February 2023
59 signatures
Ban the production, sale and use of disposal BBQs
Open from Thursday 29th April 2021 to Friday 29th October 2021
59 signatures
Close footpaths, bridleways & right of ways through farmers land during Covid-19
Open from Tuesday 12th May 2020 to Thursday 12th November 2020
59 signatures
Fund local environmental education initiatives and clean-up campaigns
Open from Thursday 11th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
58 signatures
Change animal protection laws to cover all endangered species
Open from Friday 1st March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
58 signatures
Make pet euthanasia in a last will and testament illegal
Open from Tuesday 13th June 2023 to Wednesday 13th December 2023
58 signatures
Ban the use of plastic gloves at petrol stations
Open from Wednesday 19th October 2022 to Wednesday 19th April 2023
58 signatures
Ban all advertising of alcoholic drinks
Open from Thursday 22nd April 2021 to Friday 22nd October 2021
58 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
IBS hurts. Require manufacturers state what type of sugar their products contain
Open from Monday 15th May 2023 to Wednesday 15th November 2023
57 signatures
Extend the ban on plastic microbeads and other microplastics
Open from Monday 15th November 2021 to Sunday 15th May 2022
57 signatures
Ban all bonfires in built up areas.
Open from Friday 11th September 2020 to Thursday 11th March 2021
57 signatures
Ban Staffordshire Bull Terriers under the Dangerous Dogs Act
Open from Friday 29th September 2023 to Friday 29th March 2024
56 signatures
Review penalties for water companies that fail to fix leaks
Open from Tuesday 23rd August 2022 to Thursday 9th March 2023
56 signatures
Require rainwater recovery for new builds and offer grants for older properties
Open from Wednesday 17th August 2022 to Friday 3rd March 2023
56 signatures
Ban the tethering of horses and ponies on roadside and common land
Open from Thursday 3rd February 2022 to Wednesday 3rd August 2022
56 signatures
Ban the burning of peat for fuel
Open from Monday 24th May 2021 to Wednesday 24th November 2021
56 signatures
Impose a blanket ban on deep sea mining
Open from Tuesday 22nd September 2020 to Monday 22nd March 2021
56 signatures
Require food labels to include pesticides used
Open from Friday 19th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
55 signatures
Increase penalties for, and improve policing of littering.
Open from Monday 25th September 2023 to Monday 25th March 2024
55 signatures
Require food producers to put CO2eq emissions per KG of food on their packaging
Open from Wednesday 6th September 2023 to Wednesday 6th March 2024
55 signatures
Give councils powers to tax takeaway packaging, to fund litter clean up
Open from Wednesday 15th February 2023 to Tuesday 15th August 2023
55 signatures
Ban the import of dogs with cropped ears and/or docked tails into the UK
Open from Wednesday 16th November 2022 to Tuesday 16th May 2023
55 signatures
Increase funding for coastal defence and compensate owners for lost properties
Open from Wednesday 8th April 2020 to Thursday 8th October 2020
55 signatures
Make mandatory for cats to be neutered and chipped before allowed to roam.
Open from Friday 4th November 2022 to Thursday 4th May 2023
54 signatures
Legal requirement for farms to give cows grass to graze for 6 months of the year
Open from Tuesday 21st June 2022 to Wednesday 4th January 2023
54 signatures
Ban the Sale, Import and Trade of Animal Fur
Open from Friday 4th March 2022 to Sunday 4th September 2022
54 signatures
Ban the use of stickers on fruit and vegetables sold in shops and supermarkets.
Open from Tuesday 17th August 2021 to Thursday 17th February 2022
54 signatures
Reforest England - Use unproductive rural areas and expand existing woodland.
Open from Wednesday 2nd December 2020 to Wednesday 2nd June 2021
54 signatures
Ban plastic cigarette filters
Open from Monday 21st September 2020 to Sunday 21st March 2021
54 signatures
Provide food bank service as food banks close & hardship increases due to CV-19
Open from Tuesday 7th April 2020 to Wednesday 7th October 2020
54 signatures
Ban artificial sweeteners from food and drink products
Open from Wednesday 26th April 2023 to Thursday 26th October 2023
53 signatures
Remove the ‘right to roam’ status currently applicable to domesticated Cats
Open from Friday 2nd December 2022 to Friday 2nd June 2023
53 signatures
Provide immediate funding to support food banks
Open from Monday 21st November 2022 to Sunday 21st May 2023
53 signatures
Ban the sale of non-biodegradable dog poo bags
Open from Thursday 9th September 2021 to Wednesday 9th March 2022
53 signatures
Make it Illegal to slaughter healthy horses and ponies in slaughter houses
Open from Thursday 29th October 2020 to Thursday 29th April 2021
53 signatures
Ban synthetic grass
Open from Friday 23rd February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
52 signatures
Require food manufacturers to disclose all ingredients in their products
Open from Wednesday 21st February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
52 signatures
Introduce legal requirement for annual licensing on each domestic cat ownership
Open from Tuesday 16th August 2022 to Thursday 2nd March 2023
52 signatures
Ban the display of calorie information on menus, adverts and front of packs
Open from Thursday 18th May 2023 to Saturday 18th November 2023
51 signatures
Require scanning of cat and dog microchips by vets
Open from Wednesday 7th September 2022 to Tuesday 21st March 2023
51 signatures
Introduce new requirements for pets, owners and breeders
Open from Friday 20th August 2021 to Sunday 20th February 2022
51 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
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