Petition · past parliament · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
All Trail Hunt Hounds to be muzzled when released from kennels to public areas
Closed
96 signatures
What the petition asks
Make it law to muzzle all hunting hounds when they are let out of the security of their kennels
There are incidents of the mauling, maiming and killing of domestic animals by packs of trail hounds who are beyond the control of the huntsmen. Any domestic dog and it’s owner who is found to have killed a domestic animal is already subject to the law.
To take a pack of hounds which are not domesticated pets and allow them to run loose cannot prevent the danger of them attacking and killing docile pets and domestic pastoral animals.
To take a pack of hounds which are not domesticated pets and allow them to run loose cannot prevent the danger of them attacking and killing docile pets and domestic pastoral animals.
Timeline
| 6 Jan 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 6 Jul 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
96
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Opened
6 Jan 2021
Closed
6 Jul 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.