Petition · past parliament
Stop the use of working horses in the police force.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
In recent events, we have seen police horses being abused whilst being used at riots. I feel this is unnecessary and cowardly. It is despicable that people are harming them, but it is also despicable that they are being used as weapons to intimidate crowds at riots, both now and in the past.
I want the Government or Parliament to ban the use of horses by the police, especially in riots and football matches.
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
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
18 Jun 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.