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Allow owner trained service dogs to be fully recognised and have access rights

Closed 86 signatures

What the petition asks

Currently there is no official support or recognition for owner trained assistance dogs in the uk. As a result may cannot get the help they need from such animals. As charities have extremely long waiting lists or don't support a curtain disability.
As a result companies like Service Dogs Europe took advantage of disabled people by offering what they thought were official service dogs to their disability and to multiple disabilities. By allowing people to owner train these companies wouldn't survive. To make sure that owner trained dogs are at ADI standards and that they help a disability it would be reasonable for the dog and owner to be assessed to minamise fake service animal. This would give many disabled people a more independant life.

Timeline

24 Mar 2016 Petition opened for signatures
24 Sep 2016 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 86
Status Closed
Opened 24 Mar 2016
Closed 24 Sep 2016

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