Petition · past parliament · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Ban the advertising of animals showing signs of extreme breeding or mutilation
Closed
1,102 signatures
What the petition asks
Ban the advertising of dogs, cats and rabbits that show signs of extreme breeding that can be harmful to their health, or have been mutilated.
This should cover: Brachycephalic animals e.g. Pugs; cartilage deformity e.g. Scottish Fold cats; mutilations e.g. ear cropped dogs.
Despite excellent work educating vets to the problems associated with extreme breeding, there continues to be a rise in the sales of these breeds.
The general public (and social media influencers) often make decisions to purchase these animals before seeing a vet. Vets cannot easily inform or influence this decision to buy, and are left to manage their congenital problems and see them suffer.
Similar to banning tobacco advertising, banning the advertising of these types of animals should help undermine a market which fuels extreme breeding.
Despite excellent work educating vets to the problems associated with extreme breeding, there continues to be a rise in the sales of these breeds.
The general public (and social media influencers) often make decisions to purchase these animals before seeing a vet. Vets cannot easily inform or influence this decision to buy, and are left to manage their congenital problems and see them suffer.
Similar to banning tobacco advertising, banning the advertising of these types of animals should help undermine a market which fuels extreme breeding.
Timeline
| 3 Nov 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 3 May 2023 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
1,102
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Opened
3 Nov 2022
Closed
3 May 2023
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.