Change the care standards for small pets in the UK

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

Upgrade care standards taught to people buying pets in pet stores such as pets at home.

-Ban advertising Unsafe or unsuitable pet products.

-Make it illegal to keep rabbits in an enclosure smaller than 2 X 2 meters, 7.5 sq feet for guinea pigs and 620 sq inches for hamsters.
(minimum sizes)

The care of small pets sold widely in the UK (mostly Rabbits, Guinea Pigs and hamsters) is not being promoted correctly or even following what experts on these animals say. Chain pet stores sell cages that are way too small for the intended animal, leading them to have unhappy lives. Certain products that are unsafe are also targeted towards these animals- leading to accidental neglect and mistreating of them as people don't know better.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

We understand you're concerned about how pets are sold in pet stores, however it's not clear what would constitute an "unsafe or unsuitable" pet product in the advertising ban your petition calls for.

You might like to sign these petitions which call for similar actions:

Change the law to prevent the sales of live animals in pet stores: Change the law to prevent the sales of live animals in pet stores.

Make recommended size cages law for small animals to stop inadequate housing: Make recommended size cages law for small animals to stop inadequate housing

Timeline

26 Jun 2022	Petition opened for signatures
30 Jun 2022	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 15

Status Rejected

Rejected 30 Jun 2022

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