Change the rules of section 9 of the Animals Act 1971. It is not humane!

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

The current rules are.. a farmer can shoot any animal causing distress too their livestock. This is not humane! Dogs get lost and also get distressed. Maybe the farmer could call a dog warden instead. There has too be another way too deal with this.

The current rules are dated and not a reflection of how society currently view's their pets. Our pets are treated as part of the family, would it be ok for a farmer too shoot a child, in the same situation.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.

We understand that you are concerned about current legislation regarding the protection of livestock, but it's not clear exactly what changes you want to be made to this.

Under current legislation it is a defence for killing or causing injury to a dog for the defendant to prove that they acted for the protection of any livestock. It is up to the courts to decide whether a defendant has a legitimate defence under this legislation.

You could start a new petition explaining clearly how you would like these rules to be changed, or if you want this defence to be revoked entirely.

Timeline

24 Nov 2020	Petition opened for signatures
1 Dec 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 1 Dec 2020

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