Petition · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Require landowners to protect public footpaths in areas shared with cattle
Closed
82 signatures
What the petition asks
Where the only way for pedestrians to move between two communities is by walking on a footpath, legally require the Landowners to protect the footpath with shockproof fences by law. Walkers can sometimes be at risk of injury or death from cattle.
People are killed and injured by cows every year. I believe the public sometimes risk their lives to travel between one community and another, including children walking to school
The trauma to the victim and family, and cost the cost to the health care system are incalculable, just because some farmers do not have to take responsibility for the unpredictable animals that they allow on to a public right of way.
The trauma to the victim and family, and cost the cost to the health care system are incalculable, just because some farmers do not have to take responsibility for the unpredictable animals that they allow on to a public right of way.
Timeline
| 31 Mar 2025 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 30 Sep 2025 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
82
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Opened
31 Mar 2025
Closed
30 Sep 2025
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Aug 2026.