This petition was submitted during the 2015 to 2017 Parliament
Rejected petition Dog owners should have a licence to own and a licence to breed to help protect
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There are thousands of dogs being abused everyday by people who do not know how to look after them or do not care. If someone reports I'll treatment of a dog the local charity's can't do anything if the dog is chipped and has food and water this is a system that doesn't work.
By implementing a licence it would give more power to the people who protect the welfare of the Dogs and ween out those who don't want a dog. I know the first steps would be hard to develop into society but in the future it could save the suffering of thousands of innocent dogs
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/166098
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