Petition · past parliament

Do not repeal government animal welfare codes for farm animals

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

Abandoning codes of practice for farm animal welfare would be a huge step back in the move to improve the welfare of the animals used for food produce. These regulations should be being made tighter, not being down-regulated.

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

29 Mar 2016 Petition opened for signatures
31 Mar 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 18
Status Rejected
Rejected 31 Mar 2016

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