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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https://www.peta.org/teachkind/ (here is a sample from their website)
In This Section
All
Lesson Plans and Activities
About TeachKind
Why Humane Education?
Humane Classroom Tools and Ideas
Back to School
Character Education
Classroom “Pets”
Debate Kits
Dissection
Get Inspired to Teach Humane Education
English Language Arts
Field Trips
Humane Books
Holidays
Inspiring Teachers
Marine Parks
Science
Spanish
Student Spotlights
Summer
Vegan Lifestyle
Webinars
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.