Rejected petition dogs rescued by police in hot cars must be taken to emergency vets for check up

when a police officer rescues a distressed dog from a hot vehicle, make it a legal requirement to take the dog to an emergency vet for a full check up on every occassion, no exceptions. owner to pay vet bill in full.

More details

the animal’s health must be assessed after such a dangerous situation. vet fees to serve as financial deterrant.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

We can't accept your petition because the UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for the issue you raise.

You could start a petition calling for a specific criminal offence for leaving animals inside cars, if that's something you'd like to see happen.

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

Date submitted 13 June 2021
Get petition data (json format)

About petition data

The data shows the number of people who have signed the petition by country as well as in the constituency of each Member of Parliament. This data is available for all petitions on the site. It is not a list of people who have signed the petition. The only name that is shared on the site is that of the petition creator.