Petition · past parliament · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Require a licence to own certain dog breeds
Closed
75 signatures
What the petition asks
I would like it to be required to have a licence to own certain dog breeds:
Akita
Anatolian Shepherd
Belgium Shepherd
Caucasian Shepherd
Central Asain Shepherd
Dutch Shepherd
German Shepherd
Doberman
All Mastiff breeds
American XL bully
Akita
Anatolian Shepherd
Belgium Shepherd
Caucasian Shepherd
Central Asain Shepherd
Dutch Shepherd
German Shepherd
Doberman
All Mastiff breeds
American XL bully
I want mandatory licencing to come into effect for certain breeds because incidents of dogs attacking people, many of them children, are on the rise,
I don't want to see a breed be banned because there are irresponsible owners but I would like the Government to recognise and take the opportunity to better protect the public by requiring people to get a licence in order to own certain breeds.
I don't want to see a breed be banned because there are irresponsible owners but I would like the Government to recognise and take the opportunity to better protect the public by requiring people to get a licence in order to own certain breeds.
Timeline
| 26 May 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 10 Dec 2022 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
75
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Opened
26 May 2022
Closed
10 Dec 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.