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Make it a legal requirement for local councils to scan deceased domestic animals

Closed 64 signatures

What the petition asks

Make it a legal requirement for local councils to scan deceased domestic animals for chips and report to local vet to alert owners, to ensure people are aware their pet has passed away and don’t continue looking, also to raise awareness of potential animal abuse in certain boroughs
Local council are collecting cats and dogs found and just disposing of them with other waste without any form of logging system this leads to people often looking for pets months and even years putting up flyers for animals they have no hope of finding. To support people and boroughs in identifying potential animal cruelty occurring within a borough who has excessive number of missing domesticated pets

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 64
Status Closed
Opened 19 Dec 2017
Closed 19 Jun 2018

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