Petition · past parliament
Introduce a minimum legal requirement for hamster cages
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
In the UK, we have animal welfare laws for most animals, but not hamsters. Hamsters need a bare minimum of 4000cm squared (equivalent to 80cmx50cm) of unbroken floor space to keep them healthy and happy. I’d like the government to introduce laws regarding minimum sizes of hamster cages.
Due to there currently being no laws regarding minimum hamster cage sizes, people can get away with keeping hamsters in terrible conditions with no consequences for them, only health problems and massive amounts of stress for the hamster. This is unethical and shocking that it’s not already banned in such a country as the UK.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
You may wish to sign this petition which calls for the same action: Require a minimum size for hutches and cages for animals
Timeline
| 4 Mar 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 9 Mar 2022 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
9 Mar 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.