Petition · past parliament

Bring in licensing to own a dog

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

To scrap the banned breed list and introduce a licensing system to show that people have the adequate resources and knowledge to a dog.
Ever since the first breed has been banned it has proven time and time again that the ' dangerous dogs act ' does not work and will never work. Adding more dogs to the list will only increase demand for certain breeds and will never stop the breeding happening. Time has come to introduce a license structure so that the hopeful owner(s) can prove that they have the correct needs to own a dog, and this would become a blanket system across every breed that exists, from Pugs to Caucasian Shepherds.

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 these petitions which call for similar actions:

https://moderate.petition.parliament.uk/admin/petitions/643650
Bring back a Dog Licence

Remove breed specific legislation. Consider alternative methods for dog control.
Remove breed specific legislation. Consider alternative methods for dog control

Timeline

16 Sep 2023 Petition opened for signatures
18 Sep 2023 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 18 Sep 2023

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.