Petition · past parliament · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Grant All Sentient Animals the Basic Right to Life
Closed
702 signatures
What the petition asks
Just because we’re smarter than most animals doesn’t give us the right to kill them for sport, food, clothing, pest control, testing or for any other unjust reason.
When an animal, such as a dog, kills a human, it makes the news. But we kill BILLIONS of them and it goes largely unreported.
When an animal, such as a dog, kills a human, it makes the news. But we kill BILLIONS of them and it goes largely unreported.
We demand that all sentient nonhuman animals be granted the right to live. The only situations in which it should remain legal to kill an animal are:
* In self-defence, where there is no other viable option to ensure survival.
* When there are no other food options available for the survival of humans.
* When an animal needs to be euthanised.
We are asking for all unnecessary killing of animals for meat, sport, pest control, clothing, testing and all other unnecessary reasons to be banned.
* In self-defence, where there is no other viable option to ensure survival.
* When there are no other food options available for the survival of humans.
* When an animal needs to be euthanised.
We are asking for all unnecessary killing of animals for meat, sport, pest control, clothing, testing and all other unnecessary reasons to be banned.
Timeline
| 25 Apr 2023 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 25 Oct 2023 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
702
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Opened
25 Apr 2023
Closed
25 Oct 2023
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.