Petition · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Ban puppy yoga, puppy Pilates and other “puppy cuddle therapy”
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3,196 signatures
What the petition asks
We call for a ban on puppy yoga, puppy Pilates and other “puppy cuddle therapy” to help in bringing an end to an alarming rise in the number of businesses offering alternative therapy classes which use puppies as part of their sessions.
We believe that puppies as young as 8-weeks-old are being exploited for needless gimmicks by businesses. In our view, using puppies when they are at their most impressionable, placed in an unnatural environment where they are continually handled by strangers and are expected to perform hour after hour to entertain paying customers, is done without regard for their safety, their well-being, or recognition of the emotional damage being caused.
Timeline
| 10 Mar 2026 | Petition opened for signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
3,196
Status
Open for signatures
Department
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Opened
10 Mar 2026
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 26 Jul 2026.