Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership
- 243,186 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 245,737 - 99 added in the past 24hrs)
Create a public register of all offenders convicted of animal abuse and introduce an automatic, lifetime ban on animal ownership for anyone convicted of animal neglect or abuse. This register should be searchable by vets, breeders, charities and the public to prevent repeat offending.
Debate: This petition was debated in Westminster Hall on 29th June 2026
The Government responsed to this petition on 19th May 2026 (View Full Response)Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership
- 169,790 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 199,783 - 612 added in the past 24hrs)
Hold a binding national referendum on whether the water industry should be returned to public ownership. Water is a basic human necessity; we believe our privatised system has failed, so the public should decide who owns and controls it.
The Government responsed to this petition on 23rd April 2026 (View Full Response)Ensure new sewage treatment infrastructure meets higher standards as in the EU
- 40,453 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 61,141 - 760 added in the past 24hrs)
We urge the government to review the regulations for new sewage treatment infrastructure and introduce new legislation to ensure high international standards are met; to safeguard people’s health, better protect all water bodies and reduce damaging long term impacts.
The Government responsed to this petition on 4th August 2026 (View Full Response)Ban non-stun & recoverable stun slaughter of animals
- 51,524 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 54,500 - 62 added in the past 24hrs)
Religious slaughter may require the animal to be slaughtered whilst alive, which is in line with their religious beliefs. In relation to this, stunning needs to be recoverable. Normal slaughter uses a bolt gun that renders the animal brain dead and unable to regain consciousness.
The Government responsed to this petition on 6th May 2026 (View Full Response)Nationalise water companies to make water a non profit publicly owned asset
- 30,396 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 30,835 - 66 added in the past 24hrs)
To make water a non profit making national asset that ensures we have a secure water infrastructure that ensures our water security for future generations.
The Government responsed to this petition on 31st March 2026 (View Full Response)Make it illegal to walk dogs during extreme heat to prevent suffering and death.
- 11,128 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 11,704 - 17 added in the past 24hrs)
Introduce legislation to make it an offence to walk or exercise dogs during dangerously high temperatures (i.e. 25°C and above), to protect them from heatstroke and burned paws.
The Government responsed to this petition on 31st July 2026 (View Full Response)Protect raced greyhounds from exports by introducing spay/neuter laws
- 11,559 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 11,631 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)
Make it law to spay and neuter all raced greyhounds once they finish racing on licensed race tracks to protect them from being shipped around the world to breeding/racing kennels.
The Government responsed to this petition on 9th June 2026 (View Full Response)Reduce roadside littering: penalty points, increase fines, fund litter picks
- 10,242 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 10,296 - 9 added in the past 24hrs)
Allow authorities to impose penalty points on drivers for discarding litter from a vehicle. Increase minimum on the spot fines for littering and awareness through TV/online campaigns. Insist businesses take more responsibility in anti-litter campaigns. Increase budget for highways litter picks.
Provide a legal pathway to “de-exempt” XL Bully dogs exempted as a precaution
- 7,357 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 8,056 - 29 added in the past 24hrs)
In October 2023, DEFRA and the Chief Veterinary Officer advised owners unsure of their dog’s breed type to “take a precautionary approach” & obtain a certificate of exemption “to be safe.” As ordinary owners are not trained breed assessors, thousands complied in good faith to avoid criminalisation.
Require tracking of companion animal euthanasia to prevent unnecessary deaths
- 5,210 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 7,291 - 26 added in the past 24hrs)
Every day healthy and treatable companion animals are put to sleep not because they are old or because they are beyond help but because there are limited places for them to go
Their lives end quietly in pounds, commercial kennels, veterinary practices and rescues, often unseen and unrecorded.