Strengthen the Animal Welfare Act 2006
Amend the Animal Welfare Act 2006 to include the following policies: -Registered Breeder Index -Canine Competency Certificate -Cruelty Policing Unit -Harsher criminal penalties
Signatures
21,392
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Government response threshold (10,000) · 10,000/10,000 · reached
Debate threshold (100,000) · 21,392/100,000
- 22 OCT 2025Petition closedFinal total: 21,392 signatures
- 12 JUN 2025Government respondedDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsGovernment reply
The Animal Welfare Act provides comprehensive powers to tackle animal welfare offences. We continue to collaborate with animal welfare organisations on this and on promoting responsible dog ownership.
Read full response - 19 MAY 202510,000 signatures reachedEligible for a government response
- 22 APR 2025Petition opened for signatures
Background
We believe there is an animal welfare crisis and that these policies could address it.
We think that since the introduction of the XL Bully ban there has been an increase of neglect, cruelty and abandonment cases to all dogs around the UK.
We think that police officers do not have the time/resources to combat this and believe the RSPCA do not have sufficient legal powers to investigate or prosecute therefore a vicious circle occurs, animals suffer, perpetrators can escape justice and rescues pick up the damage in a never ending battle.