Petition · past parliament
Set a legal minimum requirement for hamster cages
Closed
231 signatures
What the petition asks
RSPCA recommend that a Syrian Hamster should have a cage with 80 x 50cm unbroken floor space. However this is not defined in law so pet shops can sell 50 x 60cm cages as LARGE hamster cages. Your small pets live stressed and unhappy lives, while you think you’ve bought a sufficient cage.
Parliament should change the law so that it specifically includes this minimum cage size for hamsters. This would make it an offence to sell and use cages for hamsters which don’t meet this size.
Timeline
| 1 Jun 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 1 Dec 2018 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
231
Status
Closed
Opened
1 Jun 2018
Closed
1 Dec 2018
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.