This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition We want DEFRA to enforce their regulations re home-based dog boarding/daycare.
The law states that it is a criminal offence to offer daycare or boarding for dogs in one's home, for payment, without being licensed. We want Defra and local councils to actually ENFORCE this.
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Right now there are thousands of illegal dog boarders and daycares operating across the UK. They are accountable to nobody and they are breaking the law. Already this month, two pet dogs have lost their lives due to the poor 'care' given by rogue dog boarders. Also, it's grossly unfair on those of us who DO adhere to the law and who are licensed, that these illegal dog carers are operating with total impunity.
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It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
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