Petition · past parliament
Keep animal welfare standards the responsibility of the government not industry
Rejected
15 signatures
What the petition asks
The government is planning to repeal official guidance on animal welfare standards, starting with a move to put the code on chicken-farming in the hands of the poultry industry.
Industry is about profit, not animal welfare. Please sign this petition to keep regulators separate from those regulated
Industry is about profit, not animal welfare. Please sign this petition to keep regulators separate from those regulated
See The Guardian article "Government planning to repeal animal welfare codes" by Rowena Mason dated 26 March 2016.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
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Timeline
| 26 Mar 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 31 Mar 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
15
Status
Rejected
Rejected
31 Mar 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.