Petition Make it a legal requirement for dog and cat owners to have a licence

It should be a legal requirement for a potential pet owner to possess a licence to have that animal.

There should be criminal records and background checks completed
And a crackdown and some sort of policing to stop people from selling pets online

This petition closed early because of a General Election Find out more on the Petitions Committee website

13 signatures

Progress of the petition towards its next target: 13 of 10,000 signatures required to get a government response

10,000 signatures required to get a government response

Date closed 3 May 2017
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