Petition · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Allow Charities to continue to re-home adult dogs with historic injuries
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3,934 signatures
What the petition asks
We ask Parliament to include an exemption in the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Act 2025 allowing registered charities and responsible rescue organisations to continue to rehome adult, healthy dogs with historic injuries or mutilations to the UK.
Without this exemption, we will be unable to rescue dogs that have lost eyes, tails, or limbs due to abuse, trauma, or past working lives—not cosmetic practices.
We support the Act’s aims, but urge a targeted exemption that protects animal welfare, prevents unintended harm, and allows responsible rescue work to continue, without creating loopholes.
We support the Act’s aims, but urge a targeted exemption that protects animal welfare, prevents unintended harm, and allows responsible rescue work to continue, without creating loopholes.
Timeline
| 20 May 2026 | Petition opened for signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
3,934
Status
Open for signatures
Department
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Opened
20 May 2026
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 26 Jul 2026.