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Reconsideration the theft act relevance to dog theft & explicit dog theft act.

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

Reconsideration of a new dog theft specific law providing higher penalties for stealing a dog and an aggravating factor if the handler is injured.
Because, the public keep signing similar petitions and its obvious this is what we the public want. Yet they seem to keep ignoring us. More needs to be done and there are plenty of charities ready to help the government so this. The penalty for dog specific theft could be higher fines, higher prison sentences than the current theft act allows There is no deterrent for someone stealing a dog. The animal welfare act in regards to dog theft, is useless as you'd have to prove distress to the dog.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign this petition calling for a similar action: Make dog theft a specific criminal offence

Timeline

26 Jan 2021 Petition opened for signatures
18 Feb 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12
Status Rejected
Rejected 18 Feb 2021

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