Petition · past parliament · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Save Pigeon Racing - Seek to reinstate racing from Europe
Closed
2,252 signatures
What the petition asks
During Brexit negotiations, it would seem that this approval has been overlooked. My plea is for the Secretary of State for Defra to negotiate special dispensation from the EU to accept pigeons as a temporary import, in order for Pigeon Racing to continue from France/EU and support our communities.
For over 120 years the National Flying Club and other organisations have organised races in which the whole nation can come together. Friends and families prepare their birds to compete in the most prestigious races from France in the knowledge that it is the most unbiased route into Great Britain. For most of those years we have enjoyed unfettered access by our friends and neighbours in France for our convoys of Racing Pigeons to be liberated, to fly directly to their home lofts.
Timeline
| 1 Jul 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 1 Jan 2022 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
2,252
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Opened
1 Jul 2021
Closed
1 Jan 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.