Ban the use of Police horses at protests

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

This petition is for the government to ban the use of Police Horses during crowd control and protest situations. It has become increasingly obvious in the recent spate of protests that horses are often spooked or injured during protests.

The use of police horses during protests and crowd control situations only leads to an increased risk of injury for protestors, police officers and horses alike. Often the horses are used to kettle protestors into smaller areas, increasing the likelihood of retaliation. Horses are often injured or spooked, leading to a fight back from the horses, injuring protestors. This petition would like to see a ban of the use of police horses at protests.

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

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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