Reintroduce the dog licence.

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

The dog licence was law from 1867, but was abolished in 1988 under Margaret Thatcher's government. We are calling for the reintroduction of mandatory dog licensing for pets and a different licence for dog breeders and farmers including land owners who may keep fox hounds.

Recent human deaths by dogs. Often family pets, livestock and wild animals are killed by out-of-control dogs. All dogs must be on leads in public places. Those that flout the law should be fined and habitual offenders do community service with their dogs being seized. Some of the fee should be allocated to rescue centres.

These are my reasons:

It will reduce:
Illegal puppy farming
Illegal fox, deer and hare hunting
Badger baiting
Dog fighting/dangerous breeds
Abuse and abandonment

It will improve:
Better control of greyhound racing industry

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:

Make licenses and third party insurance compulsory for dog owners: Make licenses and third party insurance compulsory for dog owners

Require dogs be on leads at all times in public places: Require dogs be on leads at all times in public places

Timeline

2 Feb 2023	Petition opened for signatures
6 Feb 2023	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 15

Status Rejected

Rejected 6 Feb 2023

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