Bring back the delvosteron jab for ferrets.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

The company making the delvosteron jab ceased production, putting the lives of ferrets at risk, and risk causing Jill's to be needlessly bred and litters of kits to be dumped. Failing that Jill's will die. The jab is cheap and reliable.

f a female ferret isn't neutered it can be hugely serious. Female ferrets called 'jills' are 'induced ovulators'. This means they need to mate to stimulate the ovaries to release eggs. If the jill does not ovulate, she'll continue to produce oestrogen (she'll stay in season until they're mated).

But, remaining in season can cause severe health problems for a jill. It can cause alopecia (hair loss) and even death from oestrogen-associated anaemia (deficiency in red blood cells).

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

We can only accept petitions about things the Government or Parliament are directly responsible for, and the Government is not responsible for production of delvosteron.

Timeline

11 Feb 2024	Petition opened for signatures
19 Feb 2024	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 19 Feb 2024

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