Fine owners who purchase dogs with cropped ears from the UK and abroad

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Fine the buying of, or owning of a canine that has had the procedure of 'ear cropping' in the UK, or has had it prior to arriving in the UK, from birth to 1 year, in order to protect dogs from the inhumane mutilation of the removal of all or part of it's ear flaps for cosmetic reasons.

Ear cropping is illegal in England and Wales, under Section 5 of the Animal Welfare Act 2006. It's a painful process where a dog's outer ears are removed altogether or are surgically altered, with the tips or huge sections of the outer ear being cut off.
It's against the law to carry out this procedure yourself or to send your dog to a vet in this country or abroad to have their ears cropped. Unfortunately, it still happens and many UK owners are purchasing puppies from Europe for this purpose.

Why it was rejected

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

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Stop the rising number of ear-cropped dogs in the UK
Stop the rising number of ear-cropped dogs in the UK

Timeline

21 Feb 2021	Petition opened for signatures
8 Mar 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 8 Mar 2021

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