Petition · past parliament · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Ban the use of barbed wire adjacent to all public areas including footpaths

Closed 46 signatures

What the petition asks

Ban the use of barbed wire next to footpaths and around all public spaces.
To prevent dogs being injured, my dog hit a barbed wire fence at speed and flipped over with the wire embedded in her chest, we could not get her out as the tension was too tight. A nearby householder heard her screams and was able to cut the wire but she had suffered nasty cuts to her chest. A friends dog also went through a barbed wire fence and literally “skinned” her belly.

Timeline

1 Oct 2020 Petition opened for signatures
1 Apr 2021 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 46
Status Closed
Department Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Opened 1 Oct 2020
Closed 1 Apr 2021

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