Petition · past parliament
License all wildlife rescue centres regardless of charity status.
Rejected
10 signatures
What the petition asks
To license, regulate and inspect all wildlife rescue centres regardless of whether they are a charity or not.
Wildlife rescue centres are completely unregulated and often cause unnecessary suffering, charity status seems to fool the public into thinking they must be ok because they are a ‘charity’
Often these places lack proper housing, cause unnecessary suffering and keep wildlife as prized trophies, using them to drum up donations.
They should be regulated under the AAL, at the moment anyone can call themselves a wildlife rescue centre and operating completely under the radar.
Often these places lack proper housing, cause unnecessary suffering and keep wildlife as prized trophies, using them to drum up donations.
They should be regulated under the AAL, at the moment anyone can call themselves a wildlife rescue centre and operating completely under the radar.
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
| 12 Mar 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 22 Mar 2021 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
10
Status
Rejected
Rejected
22 Mar 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.