Petition · past parliament
Abolish BSL and prosecute irresponsible dog owners instead
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
I want BSL to be abolished and instead of banning specific breeds I want irresponsible owners to be accountable and given higher fines and longer prison sentences and banned from keeping dogs.
Until irresponsible owners are addressed and dealt with nothing will change. I want neutering and spaying of dogs to be mandatory to prevent over breeding of dogs and certain breeds which will also tackle the problem of breed trends and also prevent another breed being replaced and the cycle to continue. I honestly believe that it is about time people were blamed instead of certain breeds of dogs, dog breeds have been banned before and all it has achieved is another breed becoming a trend and the problem arises again. BSL needs to be abolished and new ways of tackling the problem implemented in its place.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
You may wish to sign this petition which calls for a similar action: Remove breed specific legislation. Consider alternative methods for dog control.
Timeline
| 11 Sep 2023 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 14 Sep 2023 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
14 Sep 2023
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.