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Make changes to make the theft of a dog a specific offence.

Closed 109 signatures

What the petition asks

Dog theft is on the increase. A dog is not an object like the law considers them at the moment, the same as the treatment is different to how you would treat an object. The law needs to change in order to curb the increase in dog theft and the misery it brings to many.
Statistics suggest that 60 dogs are stolen every week. That's 60 to many.

Timeline

20 Jun 2018 Petition opened for signatures
20 Dec 2018 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 109
Status Closed
Opened 20 Jun 2018
Closed 20 Dec 2018

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