Petition · past parliament
Regulate animal rescue centres.
Closed
1,650 signatures
What the petition asks
Animal rescue centres are currently not regulated. This means that anyone can open as a rescue centre.
Regulation would allow for rules and guidelines to be issued and regular visits made to inspect that there is at minimum no breach of the Animal Welfare Act.
Regulation would allow for rules and guidelines to be issued and regular visits made to inspect that there is at minimum no breach of the Animal Welfare Act.
Timeline
| 2 Nov 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 2 May 2018 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
1,650
Status
Closed
Opened
2 Nov 2017
Closed
2 May 2018
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.