Petition · past parliament · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Ensure that adequate shelter is provided for animals kept outside
Closed
105 signatures
What the petition asks
To make it a legal requirement that all animals kept outside (farmed and domestic) are provided with adequate shelter.
Many animals are kept outside in extreme weather conditions. For instance, sheep are often kept in large open fields without access to any kind of shelter, including trees or hedgerows. With increasing extreme weather conditions due to climate collapse animals should have access to shelter from the cold and the heat. All animals will naturally seek shelter from extreme temperatures. Shelter could take the form of a physical shelter or tree cover.
Timeline
| 19 Dec 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 19 Jun 2023 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
105
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Opened
19 Dec 2022
Closed
19 Jun 2023
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.