Rejected petition Legally recognise companion animals as family members, not properties.

Requests:
-reject "no pet"policy, extend right to rent to many families with animals.
-make illegal selling or reselling animals on line
-support with vet costs
-make adoptions and guardianship more responsible to avoid suffering of rehoming or exploitation
-prison punishment for abusers

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Currently our beloved companion animals are legally considered as properties, hence luxury. Especially during 2020, we've seen where there's a profit there's explotation. Animals aren't things,but beings.
It's about time to recognise companion animals as individuals, to help the family they belong to with living costs and other issues such as right to rent.
On the other hand it will guarantee the animals more protection from exploitation and abuse,making the adopting process more responsible.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.

We understand that you are concerned about current protections for animals, but we're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do. Your petition calls for rules to be changed regarding companion animals, but it's not clear which animals you want to be covered by an rule changes

We have published the following petitions, calling for many of the specific requests in your petition, which you might like to sign:

Ban Blanket No Pet Clauses in Tenancy Agreements & Leases: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/566355

Introduce a minimum sentence of 10 years for animal abusers: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/333132

Require a licence for the sale of pet animals in any circumstance: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/549636

Introduce a National Pet Exchange Register: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/328081

Creating a new Animal Health Service (AHS) for free medical treatment in the UK: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/332097

Compulsory home checks and abusers database to protect animals: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/330345

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 7 January 2021
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