Make laws and punishment harsher for dog theft

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

A dog is a member of the family, a best friend and a loved one.
Within the law at the moment stealing a dog can receive the same punishment as stealing property like a phone or a bicycle and it needs to change.

At the moment with lockdown restrictions the price of dogs is sky high and dog theft is out of control.

People are scared to walk their dog or even let it out into there garden.
I was even scared to leave my dog at the groomers. The impact of losing a dog in this way is unimaginable and something has to be done

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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Timeline

5 Mar 2021	Petition opened for signatures
12 Mar 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12

Status Rejected

Rejected 12 Mar 2021

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