Petition · past parliament
Protect animals from preventable abuse: Create an Animal Cruelty Registry
Rejected
11 signatures
What the petition asks
Whilst an animal abuser can be disqualified from future ownership, it is still possible for an offender to simply move out of the area and repurchase an animal. An Animal Cruelty Registry would aid in preventing previous offenders from inflicting such brutality on animals in the future.
An Animal Cruelty Registry is already active in parts of the USA, such as Tennessee, and New York counties Albany, Rockland and Suffolk. The purpose of the registry would be to aid those in the sale or adoption of animals to ensure they are not unknowingly placing them in the hands of someone who has a history of animal abuse. It would only be accessible to the relevant institutions i.e. the police, animal adoption centres/breeders. If abuse is preventable, there is no excuse if it occurs again.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 18 Jan 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 21 Jan 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
11
Status
Rejected
Rejected
21 Jan 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.