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

Fund a vaccination programme for wild rabbits against Myxomatosis

Closed 90 signatures

What the petition asks

It is not acceptable that such a disease is left unchecked in the wild. Myxomatosis can cause huge suffering to infected rabbits.
They can suffer severe conjunctivitis that results in blindness, swelling in the head, ears, eyes and genitals, thick pus discharge from the nose (which makes it difficult to breathe), and lumps on the body for up to two weeks before they die; longer in many cases. Rabbits are sentient beings, who feel pain and suffer every bit as any other animal. I want the Government to fund a vaccination programme for the wild rabbit population, to prevent this unnecessary suffering.

Timeline

19 Jan 2021 Petition opened for signatures
19 Jul 2021 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 90
Status Closed
Department Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Opened 19 Jan 2021
Closed 19 Jul 2021

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