Petition · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Make it a specific criminal offence to walk dogs on hot pavements and roads
Closed
54 signatures
What the petition asks
Make it a specific criminal offence to walk a dog on hot pavements and roads, thereby risking burning the dog's paws. We think this problem simply isn’t being dealt with and that this change would assist the general public to help look out for it occurring instead of using overstretched resources.
We believe that too many dogs are being walked during the hottest time of the day on scalding pavements and tarmac with no shade. A human may not be able to tolerate this heat so a dog shouldn't have to either. We think this is an act of cruelty and abuse and should be explicitly defined and criminalised as such in law.
Timeline
| 1 Aug 2025 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 1 Feb 2026 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
54
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Opened
1 Aug 2025
Closed
1 Feb 2026
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 18 Aug 2026.