Petition · past parliament

Make it a criminal offence to humanely kill and eat dogs in the UK.

Closed 44 signatures

What the petition asks

The killing and eating of a dog is only illegal if the method of slaughter is deemed to have caused unnecessary suffering - otherwise eating the meat is still allowed in the UK. The government must make this a criminal offence.

Timeline

15 Aug 2018 Petition opened for signatures
15 Feb 2019 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 44
Status Closed
Opened 15 Aug 2018
Closed 15 Feb 2019

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