Rejected petition Ban the use of horses within the police force

Ban the use of horses in the police force. Use humans to control the situation, animals should not have to put themselves at risk because of an issue humans have created.

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Police horses are present at protests, football games, marches and large gatherings. These are dangerous and unpredictable situations where the horses can be distressed and feel in danger. They do not have the freedom we take for granted.

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Why was this petition rejected?

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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