Petition · past parliament
#Rupertslaw Re-introduce Dog Licences in the U.K and Northern Ireland
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
In 1987 they scrapped the dog licence, and brought out the dangerous dogs act instead. However, this doesn’t prevent, owners abandoning a dog after days, weeks , or months as is so often the case, it also doesn’t prevent animal cruelty.
By re-introducing a dog licence, you would need to apply PRIOR to adopting or purchasing a dog, thus making it harder to purchase a dog on a whim, as a dog is for life, just like a new born baby, which the birth has to be registered, so should a dog. Dogs require care, walks,feeding, attention, a safe environment, and above all love.
By making people apply for a licence beforehand and pay would surely make them stop and think and prevention of abandonment and cruelty is far better than a cure
By making people apply for a licence beforehand and pay would surely make them stop and think and prevention of abandonment and cruelty is far better than a cure
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 27 Jan 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 1 Feb 2018 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
1 Feb 2018
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.