Petition · past parliament

Waive liability of dog owners when an intruder is attacked in the home.

Closed 82 signatures

What the petition asks

It seems there is a lot of confusion and unclear legislation regarding ‘liability’ if an intruder is bitten by a dog in the dogs home? This needs clarifying urgently along with clarity in respect to signage placed at the property, it should also be legislated in the view of protecting non criminals.
A dog is naturally territorial although a lot of breeds, usually smaller would not attack an intruder due to size difference, a lot of perfectly well rounded large breeds would indeed feel threatened by an intruder entering ‘their’ secure territory. I am an ex British Army dog handler and find it abhorrent that the government cannot back up its citizens in a way they should. A person can be educated on the laws of ‘minimum force deemed necessary’ but how do you teach a dog not to defend itself.

Timeline

18 Dec 2017 Petition opened for signatures
18 Jun 2018 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 82
Status Closed
Opened 18 Dec 2017
Closed 18 Jun 2018

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