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Petition · past parliament

Remove the prosecution rights of the RSPCA

Closed 1,160 signatures

What the petition asks

At the moment the RSPCA abuse their position to seize and prosecute innocent and vulnerable owners of animals, leading to extortionate costs. A number of these convictions are made on the evidence of lies by the RSPCA. It is wrong for the same organisation to investigate and prosecute.
To get a fair trial of the accused it would be better for the Crown Prosecution Services to take any prosecution forward

Timeline

2 Oct 2015 Petition opened for signatures
2 Apr 2016 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 1,160
Status Closed
Opened 2 Oct 2015
Closed 2 Apr 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.