Petition · past parliament
Remove VAT on veterinary services and medications.
Rejected
10 signatures
What the petition asks
VAT is 20% on vet treatments and medications and this can mean the difference with pets getting care or not, or having treatment delayed leading to suffering. Putting aside the moral obligation, pet owners have legal requirement to get the appropriate vet care for their pets - it is not a luxury.
The cost of living crisis is already impacting pet ownership with many rescues, including the RSPCA, seeing a spike in pet abandonments. The RSPCA has reported an increase of 25% abandonments from the same time last year. The charity reports that more pets are being left unneutered, not microchipped, and not receiving medical care when they need it.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 28 Aug 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 31 Aug 2022 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
10
Status
Rejected
Rejected
31 Aug 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.