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Crack down on dog snatching. deliver the same sentence as child abduction

Rejected 22 signatures

What the petition asks

I have spent the last few days on Facebook looking at all the missing dogs that have been snatched and it is discusseding, in my eyes if you can snatch a dog you can snatch a child! and to some there children are there dogs it should be treated the same as kidnapping.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

We can't accept your petition because we aren't sure what action you would like the UK Government or Parliament to take.

There is no single sentence for child abduction. This is decided by the court.

You could start a new petition asking for dog theft to be a specific crime and setting out the lowest sentence you would like given if that's something you would like to happen.

Timeline

21 Jan 2019 Petition opened for signatures
4 Feb 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 22
Status Rejected
Rejected 4 Feb 2019

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