Petition · past parliament · Home Office

Make it an offence for owners of dogs that attack not to exchange personal info

Closed 38 signatures

What the petition asks

We believe there needs to be a new law to cover cases where a dog attacks another dog or a person, to make it an offence for the dog owner not to provide their personal information to the victim, to make it easier to take legal action or report it to the police.
We are concerned about cases where a dog attacks another dog or a person, but simply leaves the scene and avoids accountability.

Timeline

16 Apr 2024 Petition opened for signatures
29 May 2024 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 38
Status Closed
Department Home Office
Opened 16 Apr 2024
Closed 29 May 2024

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