Petition · past parliament
Allow DNA to determined a breed of dog under BSL Breed specific legislation
Rejected
11 signatures
What the petition asks
Under BSL Breed specific legislation the UK Government and DEFRA refused to allow DNA to prove a dog is not a banned breed.
We need to change this multiple cross-breed dogs are being classed as dangerous because they look a certain way or are a certain height DNA should count
We need to change this multiple cross-breed dogs are being classed as dangerous because they look a certain way or are a certain height DNA should count
Allow DNA to determine what breed a dog is so that they are not wrongly classed as a banned breed and possibly seized and euthanised by authorities
DNA should be used to proved alone what breed a dog is and not the way it looks or its height.
DNA should be taken into account when assessing a dangerous dog or putting a dog on a banned breed list as many dangerous dogs are evading the Dangerous Dog Act and many dogs are falling into a category and being wrongly classed.
DNA should be used to proved alone what breed a dog is and not the way it looks or its height.
DNA should be taken into account when assessing a dangerous dog or putting a dog on a banned breed list as many dangerous dogs are evading the Dangerous Dog Act and many dogs are falling into a category and being wrongly classed.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 3 Jan 2024 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 11 Jan 2024 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
11
Status
Rejected
Rejected
11 Jan 2024
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.