Ban driven grouse shooting
- 53,623 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 95,254 - 374 added in the past 24hrs)
Chris Packham, Ruth Tingay and Mark Avery (Wild Justice) believe that driven grouse shooting is bad for people, the environment and wildlife. People; we think grouse shooting is economically insignificant when contrasted with other real and potential uses of the UK’s extensive uplands.
The Government responsed to this petition on 16th January 2025 (View Full Response)End the Badger cull and adopt other approaches to bovine TB control
- 50,381 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 83,698 - 284 added in the past 24hrs)
The Government’s TB Eradication Strategy allows the continued killing of badgers, a protected species, until the end of this Parliament, despite the Labour manifesto calling the cull “ineffective.”
We believe the badger cull is unjustified and must end.
The Government responsed to this petition on 10th January 2025 (View Full Response)End the use of cages and crates for all farmed animals
- 22,477 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 81,221 - 337 added in the past 24hrs)
We think the UK Government must ban all cages for laying hens as soon as possible.
We think it should also ban the use of all cage and crates for all farmed animals including:
• farrowing crates for sows
• individual calf pens
• cages for other birds, including partridges, pheasants and quail
Require labelling of beef & dairy from cows fed with additives to reduce methane
- 30,871 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 45,007 - 130 added in the past 24hrs)
We believe that all beef and dairy products from cows whose feed contains additives used for reducing methane emissions, should be labelled to state that this is the case, so the public can decide whether to consume or not, instead of consuming unknowingly. We believe it should be our choice.
Ban non-stun slaughter in the UK
- 20,160 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 24,856 - 83 added in the past 24hrs)
In modern society, we believe more consideration needs to be given to animal welfare and how livestock is treated and culled.
We believe non-stun slaughter is barbaric and doesn't fit in with our culture and modern-day values and should be banned, as some EU nations have done.
The Government responsed to this petition on 10th January 2025 (View Full Response)Update the dangerous dogs act to specifically protect horses
- 8,799 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 19,951 - 1,379 added in the past 24hrs)
Dog owners to face penalties proportionate to the incident if their dog causes a nuisance to, terrorises or attacks a horse when in public.
Introduce a leash law for dogs when in the presence of horses to reduce incidents and injuries for the horses, horse riders, dogs and wider public.
Embed food, farming, and sustainability education into the national curriculum
- 5,719 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 10,506 - 87 added in the past 24hrs)
We are calling on the government to integrate comprehensive food, farming, and sustainability education into the national curriculum, making these subjects core to students’ learning from early years through secondary school.
Introduce a Statutory Levy on Bookmakers to Fund Greyhound Welfare
- 1,985 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 6,185 - 92 added in the past 24hrs)
We call on the UK Government to introduce a statutory levy on bookmakers to secure reliable funding for greyhound welfare.
Nationalise the UK water industry
- 2,100 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 4,891 - 154 added in the past 24hrs)
I would like to see the government make plans to gradually nationalise the UK water industry.
Impose a lifetime ban on animal ownership for anyone convicted of animal cruelty
- 728 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 2,675 - 72 added in the past 24hrs)
The government should impose a lifetime ban on animal ownership for anyone who causes deliberate suffering to animals. Under current laws, courts can impose bans but these may be short-term, allowing offenders to own animals again after a short period.