Petition · past parliament
Make Keeping Dogs & Domestic Animals on Allotments Sites a Criminal Offence.
Closed
535 signatures
What the petition asks
Dogs & Domestic Animals are bred & kept alone on allotments in conditions in contravention of the 5 Freedoms of the Animal Welfare Act.
Animals, only discovered by chance among inaccessible enclaves of dilapidated sheds, often dead or dying;unsupervised, they are vulnerable to fire & random attack.
Animals, only discovered by chance among inaccessible enclaves of dilapidated sheds, often dead or dying;unsupervised, they are vulnerable to fire & random attack.
http://politicalanimal.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Welfare-of-animals-on-allotments.pdf
.. Animals must not be kept on allotments, or anywhere else, unless their welfare needs can be provided for (as set out in the Animal Welfare Act 2006)
https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/15522360.greyhounds-were-kept-in-ramshackle-conditions-on-an-allotment https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/man-claims-animals-seized-lazenby-9527688
.. Animals must not be kept on allotments, or anywhere else, unless their welfare needs can be provided for (as set out in the Animal Welfare Act 2006)
https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/15522360.greyhounds-were-kept-in-ramshackle-conditions-on-an-allotment https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/man-claims-animals-seized-lazenby-9527688
Timeline
| 17 Dec 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 17 Jun 2019 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
535
Status
Closed
Opened
17 Dec 2018
Closed
17 Jun 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.