Rejected petition Ban the use of horses within the police force

The police force need to resort to a better, easier to fix if damaged vehicle than a horse. Replace the use of police horses with bikes or mopeds.

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I believe the use of police horses is animal cruelty. Most animals can be unpredictable, especially when placed in a stressful situation which can be dangerous both for the animal and for the public. This is particularly relevant now with the footage shown of the BLM peaceful protest in London - these horses were clearly distressed and some could not be controlled. We are taking advantage of animals that should be roaming free in a field.

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There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

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We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:

Ban the use of horses in the police force: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/325179

Ban the use of horses for crowd control: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/325275

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Date submitted 7 June 2020
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