Petitions tagged with "Animal welfare"

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Tags are generated automatically from the petition contents, so sometimes they do end up being a bit imprecise. But manually tagging over a 100,000 petitions would be a bit of a stretch, so we'll just have to put up with the occasional dodgy tag. Sorry about that.

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• Require reptile shops to ensure higher standards in reptile care and equipment
  Open from Wednesday 7th May 2025 to Friday 7th November 2025
  62 signatures

• Ban horse racing in the UK and fund transition to lifelong horse welfare safely.
  Opened on Thursday 7th May 2026
  61 signatures so far

• Increase maximum prison sentences further for animal cruelty in the UK
  Open from Friday 18th February 2022 to Thursday 18th August 2022
  61 signatures

• Ban commercial dog breeding while rescues are over capacity
  Opened on Thursday 5th February 2026
  60 signatures so far

• Ban the use of choke chains and choke leads on dogs
  Opened on Thursday 19th March 2026
  59 signatures so far

• 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

• Fund the provision of barriers to prevent animals from running onto roads
  Open from Friday 5th September 2025 to Thursday 5th March 2026
  55 signatures

• Require collaboration between social services and animal welfare to protect dogs
  Open from Friday 27th June 2025 to Saturday 27th December 2025
  54 signatures

• Introduce new requirements for pets, owners and breeders
  Open from Friday 20th August 2021 to Sunday 20th February 2022
  51 signatures

• Introduce mandatory registration & licensing of anyone who breeds/sells animals
  Open from Thursday 7th April 2022 to Friday 21st October 2022
  47 signatures

• Ban puppy yoga classes
  Open from Thursday 1st May 2025 to Saturday 1st November 2025
  43 signatures

• Introduce Pet Licence for cats and dogs and require reporting cat collisions
  Opened on Monday 23rd March 2026
  43 signatures so far

• Amend law on puppy imports to provide exceptions for rescue organisations
  Opened on Tuesday 6th January 2026
  43 signatures so far

• Scrap the proposed ban on importing puppies under 6 months old
  Open from Monday 16th June 2025 to Tuesday 16th December 2025
  43 signatures

• Amend the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Act for rescued pets
  Opened on Tuesday 3rd February 2026
  41 signatures so far

• Review and Strengthen Animal Welfare Laws for Farmed Animals and Fish
  Opened on Tuesday 7th April 2026
  40 signatures so far

• Ban the Advertising of Meat and All Other Animal Products
  Open from Thursday 24th March 2022 to Saturday 8th October 2022
  37 signatures

• Introduce a dog licence
  Open from Tuesday 14th September 2021 to Monday 14th March 2022
  36 signatures

• Ban zoos and fund more natural reserves and national parks
  Opened on Thursday 9th April 2026
  33 signatures so far

• Work with the EU to improve animal welfare standards across Europe
  Open from Monday 29th November 2021 to Sunday 29th May 2022
  29 signatures

• Make it illegal to walk dogs during extreme heat to prevent suffering and death.
  Opened on Friday 24th April 2026
  28 signatures so far

• Make live feeding of all animals a specific criminal offence
  Open from Wednesday 27th January 2021 to Tuesday 27th July 2021
  24 signatures

• Extend Animal Activities Licensing regulations to cover all animal businesses
  Open from Wednesday 3rd August 2022 to Friday 17th February 2023
  16 signatures

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