Petition · past parliament · Home Office

Ban the use of horses for crowd control

Closed 218 signatures

What the petition asks

As has been demonstrated recently, horses have no place in crowd control. Even if they’re trained, they can be unpredictable and not only dangerous to humans, but to themselves. Simply put, horses are not suitable or safe in this decade to be used to control crowds.
The Government should introduce legislation which would ban the use of police horses to control crowds, particularly in city areas where they pose a danger to the public and themselves.

Timeline

18 Jun 2020 Petition opened for signatures
18 Dec 2020 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 218
Status Closed
Department Home Office
Opened 18 Jun 2020
Closed 18 Dec 2020

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