Petition · past parliament

Keep PETA, the animal rights activists, out of our schools.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Peta, are currently approaching schools directly to make presentations about animals to school children without the parents permission. They are targeting children as young as 5 yrs old with offers of free books and presentation packs for their friends. Our children do not need indoctrinating.
www.petakids.com
https://www.peta.org/teachkind/ (here is a sample from their website)
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Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

We can't accept your petition because deciding what teaching materials to use is the responsibility of schools and not the UK Government or Parliament.

Timeline

12 Feb 2019 Petition opened for signatures
22 Feb 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 22 Feb 2019

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