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.
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https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
Ministers
Bad owners are to blame not the breed - don't ban the XL bully
Open from Wednesday 13th September 2023 to Wednesday 13th March 2024
621,045 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 pet theft crime a specific offence with custodial sentences.
Open from Wednesday 4th March 2020 to Friday 4th September 2020
143,623 signatures
Allow Zoos and Wildlife attractions to reopen with social distancing in place
Open from Tuesday 9th June 2020 to Wednesday 9th December 2020
129,289 signatures
Ban the exploitative import of young puppies for sale in the UK.
Open from Saturday 27th June 2020 to Sunday 27th December 2020
128,546 signatures
Exempt dogs assessed by experts as safe from breed specific legislation
Open from Monday 26th July 2021 to Wednesday 26th January 2022
127,521 signatures
Vets to scan prior to euthanasia for Rescue Back up and confirm keeper details
Open from Wednesday 4th March 2020 to Friday 4th September 2020
121,140 signatures
Replace Breed Specific Legislation with a new statutory framework
Open from Wednesday 11th March 2020 to Friday 11th September 2020
118,633 signatures
Repeal Breed Specific Legislation
Open from Tuesday 21st December 2021 to Tuesday 21st June 2022
116,253 signatures
The UK should ban the importation of Shark Fins.
Open from Wednesday 11th March 2020 to Friday 11th September 2020
115,313 signatures
Reform the Grocery Supply Code of Practice to better protect farmers
Open from Thursday 14th September 2023 to Thursday 14th March 2024
113,515 signatures
Fern’s Law: Compulsory to scan & check microchips to reunite stolen dogs, cats.
Open from Wednesday 4th March 2020 to Friday 4th September 2020
112,208 signatures
Ban Water Companies discharging raw sewage into water courses.
Open from Monday 12th April 2021 to Tuesday 12th October 2021
110,610 signatures
Change the law to include laboratory animals in the Animal Welfare Act.
Open from Tuesday 20th July 2021 to Thursday 20th January 2022
110,275 signatures
End the Cage Age for all farmed animals
Open from Thursday 5th August 2021 to Saturday 5th February 2022
109,819 signatures
#Reggieslaw - Regulate online animal sales
Open from Monday 7th June 2021 to Tuesday 7th December 2021
108,998 signatures
Protect the UK's dwindling hedgehog population before it's too late.
Open from Thursday 1st October 2020 to Thursday 1st April 2021
108,311 signatures
Find the time to take the Kept Animals Bill through Parliament and make it law
Open from Thursday 7th July 2022 to Saturday 21st January 2023
108,154 signatures
Limit the shooting season of Woodcock
Open from Monday 11th July 2022 to Wednesday 25th January 2023
107,906 signatures
Repeal the current Dangerous Dogs Act and replace with new framework
Open from Wednesday 12th October 2022 to Wednesday 12th April 2023
107,094 signatures
Ban the shooting of badgers immediately
Open from Thursday 24th September 2020 to Wednesday 24th March 2021
106,102 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
Ban greyhound racing to end unnecessary deaths & suffering of racing dogs
Open from Friday 30th October 2020 to Friday 30th April 2021
104,877 signatures
Stop Forestry England granting licenses for Fox & Hare hunts
Open from Tuesday 6th October 2020 to Tuesday 6th April 2021
104,693 signatures
Make the use of free-running snares illegal for trapping wildlife
Open from Tuesday 9th November 2021 to Monday 9th May 2022
102,611 signatures
Ban commercial breeding for laboratories. Implement reform to approve & use NAMs
Open from Monday 28th March 2022 to Wednesday 12th October 2022
102,229 signatures
Mini’s law - Protect the public and animals from hunting activities
Open from Thursday 29th April 2021 to Friday 29th October 2021
101,992 signatures
Continue the ban on the use of Neonicotinoids
Open from Monday 11th January 2021 to Sunday 11th July 2021
91,266 signatures
Make the use of free-running snares illegal for trapping wildlife
Open from Tuesday 4th May 2021 to Thursday 4th November 2021
84,224 signatures
Delay the ban on rehoming and owning XL Bully dogs for 18 months
Opened on Thursday 9th November 2023
65,214 signatures so far
Make Hedgehogs a Protected Species
Open from Wednesday 4th March 2020 to Friday 4th September 2020
56,086 signatures
Ban urban and garden pesticides to protect bees, other wildlife and human health
Open from Monday 26th July 2021 to Wednesday 26th January 2022
53,910 signatures
Make access to food a legal right - no one in the UK should go hungry
Open from Thursday 10th December 2020 to Thursday 10th June 2021
53,656 signatures
Ban Supertrawlers from UK waters after leaving the EUs
Common Fisheries Policy
Open from Wednesday 23rd September 2020 to Tuesday 23rd March 2021
51,668 signatures
Overturn the decision to allow the use of neonicotinoid pesticides
Open from Monday 11th January 2021 to Sunday 11th July 2021
51,644 signatures
Ban all animal experiments & redirect Government funding to human-based research
Open from Thursday 9th December 2021 to Thursday 9th June 2022
51,469 signatures
Make pet abduction a specific criminal offence
Open from Wednesday 28th June 2023 to Thursday 28th December 2023
49,589 signatures
Ban the importation of dogs with cropped ears.
Open from Thursday 6th August 2020 to Saturday 6th February 2021
45,131 signatures
Increase State Pensions to £416.80 per week & lower Retirement Age to 60 for All
Open from Wednesday 28th December 2022 to Wednesday 28th June 2023
44,956 signatures
Introduce national limits on horse breeding
Open from Monday 17th May 2021 to Wednesday 17th November 2021
42,740 signatures
Make glue traps illegal within the UK
Open from Thursday 19th November 2020 to Wednesday 19th May 2021
41,187 signatures
Include animal charities in emergency funding due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Open from Tuesday 9th June 2020 to Wednesday 9th December 2020
40,092 signatures
Enshrine in law rights to roam and wild camp in national parks
Open from Tuesday 17th January 2023 to Monday 17th July 2023
37,764 signatures
Take action to end factory farming and reduce meat and dairy consumption
Open from Monday 3rd August 2020 to Wednesday 3rd February 2021
37,242 signatures
Stop culling immediately and start widespread vaccination of badgers now
Open from Wednesday 6th May 2020 to Friday 6th November 2020
35,270 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
Ban the sale of artificial grass
Open from Monday 17th May 2021 to Wednesday 17th November 2021
32,731 signatures
Make XL Bully a banned dog breed in the Dangerous Dogs Act
Open from Friday 25th August 2023 to Sunday 25th February 2024
29,111 signatures
Bring into effect a ban on research & testing on dogs in the UK
Open from Monday 27th September 2021 to Sunday 27th March 2022
28,349 signatures
Introduce mandatory neutering of pet cats
Open from Tuesday 5th September 2023 to Tuesday 5th March 2024
28,029 signatures
Support Boarding Kennels and Catteries
Open from Thursday 26th November 2020 to Wednesday 26th May 2021
27,945 signatures
Protect the Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) 2004
Open from Thursday 23rd February 2023 to Wednesday 23rd August 2023
26,330 signatures
Strengthen laws protecting seals
Open from Friday 30th April 2021 to Saturday 30th October 2021
26,306 signatures
Create a single database of microchipped cats and dogs & make scanning mandatory
Open from Monday 12th October 2020 to Monday 12th April 2021
25,151 signatures
Grant cats the same status under the Road Traffic Act 1988 as dogs
Open from Monday 9th March 2020 to Wednesday 9th September 2020
25,114 signatures
Ban development on agricultural land to increase food self-sufficiency
Open from Tuesday 15th March 2022 to Thursday 29th September 2022
25,075 signatures
Add hedgehogs to Schedule 5 Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981
Open from Thursday 31st August 2023 to Thursday 29th February 2024
24,512 signatures
Regulate and licence all retired greyhound kennel premises
Open from Wednesday 27th January 2021 to Tuesday 27th July 2021
24,063 signatures
Ban imports of hunting trophies of endangered animals
Opened on Wednesday 8th November 2023
23,527 signatures so far
Save the bees: cut hazardous pesticides and support nature-friendly farming
Open from Tuesday 28th June 2022 to Wednesday 11th January 2023
23,459 signatures
Introduce closed season in grey squirrel cull, so that babies aren't left to die
Open from Monday 7th December 2020 to Monday 7th June 2021
22,393 signatures
Overturn the decision to allow use of neonicotinoid pesticides on sugar crops
Open from Friday 27th January 2023 to Thursday 27th July 2023
22,338 signatures
Ban Trail Hunting
Open from Monday 19th October 2020 to Monday 19th April 2021
22,024 signatures
Ban non-stun slaughter in the UK.
Open from Wednesday 11th March 2020 to Friday 11th September 2020
20,853 signatures
Introduce new legal requirements for vets prior to euthanasia of dogs & cats
Opened on Thursday 14th March 2024
20,499 signatures so far
Exempt charities using IPAFFS from ban on importing animals from Eastern Europe
Open from Monday 16th May 2022 to Wednesday 30th November 2022
18,573 signatures
Require all public rights of way be accessible to pedestrians, horses & bicycles
Open from Monday 21st March 2022 to Wednesday 5th October 2022
18,276 signatures
Reverse the decision not to proceed with the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill
Open from Monday 5th June 2023 to Tuesday 5th December 2023
18,258 signatures
Prohibit the Sale, Purchase, Deployment, and Use of Artificial Grass Products
Open from Wednesday 15th February 2023 to Tuesday 15th August 2023
17,820 signatures
Create new recycling and reuse requirements for local authorities
Open from Wednesday 27th October 2021 to Wednesday 27th April 2022
17,290 signatures
Ban the Shooting of Critically Endangered Woodcocks.
Open from Wednesday 25th August 2021 to Friday 25th February 2022
17,272 signatures
Legal rights for ancient trees
Open from Wednesday 4th March 2020 to Friday 4th September 2020
17,011 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
Allow wild camping in England
Open from Thursday 11th March 2021 to Saturday 11th September 2021
16,414 signatures
Extend the new dog abduction theft offence to cover cats and all kept animals
Open from Wednesday 8th December 2021 to Wednesday 8th June 2022
16,006 signatures
Make dogs attacking other pets a specific criminal offence
Open from Wednesday 3rd May 2023 to Friday 3rd November 2023
15,601 signatures
Close loophole allowing licensed dog breeders to broker pregnant bitches
Open from Monday 3rd August 2020 to Wednesday 3rd February 2021
15,498 signatures
Ghost's Law - Kittens must be vaccinated and checked by vet before they’re sold
Open from Wednesday 2nd December 2020 to Wednesday 2nd June 2021
15,469 signatures
Review honey authenticity and current regulation of the honey market
Open from Monday 7th February 2022 to Sunday 7th August 2022
15,288 signatures
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
Make it a legal duty to report when a dog attacks or kills a cat
Open from Tuesday 30th November 2021 to Monday 30th May 2022
14,182 signatures
Support British Food Producers by ensuring that marks of origin remain
Open from Monday 9th March 2020 to Wednesday 9th September 2020
14,142 signatures
Extend the 2026 deadline for the recording of historic footpaths & bridleways.
Open from Tuesday 4th August 2020 to Thursday 4th February 2021
14,137 signatures
Require honey labels to reflect all countries of origin of the honey.
Open from Thursday 13th October 2022 to Thursday 13th April 2023
13,288 signatures
Require all dogs to be on a lead when on public pavements
Open from Monday 25th September 2023 to Monday 25th March 2024
13,218 signatures
Find time to take the Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill through the House of Commons
Open from Wednesday 14th June 2023 to Thursday 14th December 2023
13,182 signatures
Review the euthanasia of animals in the UK and impose reporting requirements
Open from Tuesday 1st February 2022 to Monday 1st August 2022
12,989 signatures
Ban the religious slaughter of animals without first stunning them
Open from Tuesday 19th April 2022 to Wednesday 2nd November 2022
12,863 signatures
Fund a national anti-littering campaign.
Open from Thursday 21st January 2021 to Wednesday 21st July 2021
12,863 signatures
Contact Details On Microchips Must Remain Registered For Life #TuksLaw
Open from Wednesday 21st July 2021 to Friday 21st January 2022
12,609 signatures
Change outdated laws to prevent forest felling when baby animals are in
nests
Open from Wednesday 5th August 2020 to Friday 5th February 2021
12,381 signatures
Make the consumption of dog and cat meat illegal
Open from Monday 2nd November 2020 to Sunday 2nd May 2021
12,167 signatures
Review the Regulation of Odour Management of Landfill Sites
Open from Thursday 15th April 2021 to Friday 15th October 2021
12,029 signatures
Create a Veterinary Services Ombudsman
Open from Tuesday 4th May 2021 to Thursday 4th November 2021
11,998 signatures
Stop Forestry England granting licenses for Fox & Hare hunts
Open from Monday 16th March 2020 to Wednesday 16th September 2020
11,945 signatures
Ban the use of peat in horticulture and all growing media by 2023.
Open from Thursday 3rd December 2020 to Thursday 3rd June 2021
11,915 signatures
Stop shark being sold under misleading names in the UK
Open from Thursday 18th August 2022 to Saturday 4th March 2023
11,794 signatures
Lift ban on import of rescue animals from Romania, Ukraine, Belarus and Poland
Open from Monday 16th May 2022 to Wednesday 30th November 2022
11,668 signatures
Ban the sale of artificial grass
Open from Thursday 12th March 2020 to Saturday 12th September 2020
11,662 signatures
Introduce a National Pet Exchange Register
Open from Wednesday 28th October 2020 to Wednesday 28th April 2021
11,627 signatures
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