Petition · past parliament
Bring back The dog licence
Rejected
15 signatures
What the petition asks
Bring back the licence to own a dog or cat to help/reduce animals being dumped
This would stop people buying animals out the blue and help with animals not being dump and left as you would be traced
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
We have published the following petition, which you might like to sign:
Introduce a dog licence: Introduce a dog licence
Introduce a dog licence: Introduce a dog licence
Timeline
| 16 Dec 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 20 Dec 2021 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
15
Status
Rejected
Rejected
20 Dec 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.