Petition · past parliament
Ban the use of barbed wire throughout the United Kingdom.
Closed
171 signatures
What the petition asks
After seeing the injuries suffered by my dog after he ran into barbed wire, I and all signatories of this petition call upon the UK government to ban its use. Barbed wire is dangerous to many animals, including horses, foxes, badgers, birds and bats as well as domestic animals and 'livestock'.
Patented in 1867, barbed wire has also been used in violence against humans and was the method used to detain prisoners in concentration camps in the Boer War in 1899 and by the Nazis in concentration camps in the 1930s and 1940s (Wikipedia).
It's time to ban the use of this diabolical method of human and animal restraint.
It's time to ban the use of this diabolical method of human and animal restraint.
Timeline
| 29 Dec 2015 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 29 Jun 2016 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
171
Status
Closed
Opened
29 Dec 2015
Closed
29 Jun 2016
Follow this petition
Sign in to get an email when the government responds, a debate is scheduled or held, or the petition closes.
Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.