Petition · past parliament
End The Dangerous Dogs Act.
Rejected
12 signatures
What the petition asks
The Dangerous Dogs Act gives the police the power to seize and destroy a dog if it is listed as "Dangerous". It is down to a dog owner to raise their dog correctly yet it's the dog that gets punished as a result of something that it had no control over.
If owners of dogs looked after them properly no dog would be "Dangerous". As a new law if a dog is "Dangerous" or isn't been looked after correctly then the dog should be taken to a specialist centre where they train the dog to behave correctly. The original owner of the dog who didn't look after it correctly or made it dangerous should be prosecuted for this. Why should the dog be punished for its owners wrong doings? When a dog is seized and destroyed it affects lots of people in many ways. Because one owner did a bad job that is it for the dog. It shouldn't be like this which is why we all need to take action to make a change that will benefit everyone.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 14 Oct 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 21 Oct 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
12
Status
Rejected
Rejected
21 Oct 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.