Domestic Abuse (Pets etc) Bill 2026-27
make provision about protection for pets and other domestic animals within domestic abuse proceedings, including through non-molestation orders and occupation orders; to amend the definitions of controlling or coercive behaviour and economic abuse to include abuse involving pets and domestic animals; to extend the application of Domestic Abuse Protection Orders to cover pets and domestic animals; and for connected purposes.
Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
The Domestic Abuse (Pets etc) Bill is a Presentation Bill tabled by Ruth Jones.
Is this Bill currently before Parliament?Yes. This Bill was introduced on 22 June 2026 and is currently before Parliament.
Whose idea is this Bill?As a Private Members' Bill, this Bill represents the individual initiative of an MP (Ruth Jones), not the Government.
What type of Bill is this?A Presentation Bill can be tabled by any MP after the fifth Wednesday of the Session. There is no limit to the number of Presentation Bills an individual MP may table.
So is this going to become a law?Presentation Bills are extremely unlikely to become law. Unless the Bill receives unanimous support from MPs and can pass 2nd Reading in the Commons without debate, it will not proceed further in the Bill process.
Would you like to know more?See these Glossary articles for more information: Presentation Bill, Private Members Bill, Process of a Bill
Next Event: Friday 16th October 2026 - 2nd reading
Order Paper number: 10
(Unlikely to be Debated - would require unanimous consent to progress)
Last Event: Monday 22nd June 2026 - 1st reading (Commons)
Bill Progession through Parliament