Petition · past parliament
Have animal fat removed from our new £5 notes
Rejected
14 signatures
What the petition asks
It's recently been discovered that the Bank of England have been making our £5 notes using animal fat. Tallow, to be exact, which is taken from cows. This is completely unnecessary, selfish, unkind and an insult to people that choose to live a meat free life. Let's get this to the HOC!
This information was gathered from a Tweet response from the Bank of england 28 Nov 4.24pm.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 29 Nov 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 5 Dec 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
14
Status
Rejected
Rejected
5 Dec 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.