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Petition · past parliament

Review the Dangerous Dog Act 1991 and target irresponsible owners instead.

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

This law causes unecessary destruction of healthy and good-natured animals with little added protection to the public. 86% of professionals have agreed that the way a dog is, depends on how its owner has treated it. Breed-specific legislation is flawed and blame is put at the wrong end of the lead.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Change the law on the dangerous dog act 1991 Stop putting healthy dogs down.

Timeline

11 Aug 2016 Petition opened for signatures
11 Aug 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 18
Status Rejected
Rejected 11 Aug 2016

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