Petition · past parliament
Ban the use of horses in crowd control
Rejected
16 signatures
What the petition asks
Stop horses being used in crowd control by the uk police or others.
The recent protests have shown horses are no effective at crowd control and are in fact a danger to themselves and others.
Horses are a flight animal, no matter how well trained they will bolt under stress and cause injury.
Horses are a flight animal, no matter how well trained they will bolt under stress and cause injury.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:
Ban the use of horses in the police force: Ban the use of horses in the police force
Ban the use of horses for crowd control: Ban the use of horses for crowd control
Ban the use of horses in the police force: Ban the use of horses in the police force
Ban the use of horses for crowd control: Ban the use of horses for crowd control
Timeline
| 7 Jun 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 18 Jun 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
16
Status
Rejected
Rejected
18 Jun 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.