Petition · past parliament · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tougher laws against publishing animal cruelty images and/or videos
Closed
46 signatures
What the petition asks
Cinematograph Films (Animals) Act 1937 needs to be updated or additional legislation put in place to require social media and hosting companies to remove animal cruelty content, which is published claiming to be educational or documentaries.
Currently if you search live feeding on these platforms you are met with clear animal abuse. when reported they remain on the sites. This is because they are bypassing rules by adding tags such as educational or documentaries. These videos often show 'pets' which should not be offered to be fed. They are clearly being tortured, abused and die a painful and unnecessary death. The legislation must also ensure companies and content creators are unable to gain money from this content.
Timeline
| 11 Apr 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 25 Oct 2022 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
46
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Opened
11 Apr 2022
Closed
25 Oct 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.