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

Allow dog ear cropping to be legal

Closed 1,123 signatures

What the petition asks

Dogs should be legally able to have their ear cropped by a veterinary practitioner. Puppies should be under the age of 13 weeks when the procedure is done. If done professionally the puppies will be able to receive proper medical attention after the procedure.
The legalisation on cropping will help as many dogs are being unprofessionally cropped this is extremely dangerous as a dog could develop an infection and won’t be able to receive proper veterinary care for it. Done for looks or not at least it will be done properly where the dogs can seek medical attention if ever needed. This is also very beneficial to working dogs which are more prone to blistering their ears than pets are. Even if you do not agree with cropping this will help so many dogs.

Timeline

3 Dec 2020 Petition opened for signatures
3 Jun 2021 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 1,123
Status Closed
Department Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Opened 3 Dec 2020
Closed 3 Jun 2021

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