Extend Dogs (Protection of Livestock) Act 1953 protections to all Wildlife

Closed 642 signatures

What the petition asks

Amendment: If a dog worries wildlife, the person in charge of the dog is guilty of an offence. The law to consider worrying of wildlife to include attacking, chasing in a way that may cause injury, distress, or being at large (not on a lead or otherwise under close control) near wildlife.

Every year swans & other wildlife are attacked by dogs. Despite warnings from the RSPCA & Police, habitual harrassment of wildlife by dogs is considered socially acceptable by many.

https://news.rspca.org.uk/2020/08/18/swan-was-most-injured-animal-rspca-officer-has-ever-seen-after-conwy-dog-attack/

This must end now!

Timeline

11 Mar 2021	Petition opened for signatures
11 Sep 2021	Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 642

Status Closed

Department Ministry of Justice

Opened 11 Mar 2021

Closed 11 Sep 2021

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