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End Dog Fouling Now

Closed 147 signatures

What the petition asks

Government legislation must be introduced in order to create a canine DNA database in the UK. This would allow dog mess to be matched to individual dogs using samples of fur or saliva collected by a vet. Then, irresponsible owners could easily be traced and prosecuted under existing laws.

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 147
Status Closed
Opened 23 Oct 2015
Closed 23 Apr 2016

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