Petition · past parliament

Stop pets being sold online.

Closed 406 signatures

What the petition asks

This is becoming a huge issue, people buy pets sometimes with bad intentions or purely for breeding therefore aren't buying your pet as a 'pet' to love and care for. This is massively on the increase and unwanted pets should be rehomed through trusted places such as dogs trust rather than eBay etc.

These websites don't specialise in pets or regulations in that industry therefore you never really know what you're getting yourself into selling your pet on these sites. Professional agencies trusted to rehome your pets should be used. dogs are being sold on hundreds of sites for extremely cheap prices with no questions asked by the seller to the buyer regarding whether the requirements will be met for housing needs, food and dietary requirements. We must keep pets safe.

Timeline

11 Jan 2019 Petition opened for signatures
11 Jul 2019 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 406
Status Closed
Opened 11 Jan 2019
Closed 11 Jul 2019

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