Petition Introduce mandatory checks for pet ownership

The government should introduce a law that states that before people are considered for owning a pet, they have to have a suitability test to ensure that owning a pet is right for them.

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I think that too many animals are abandoned or neglected because unsuitable owners are allowed to have pets or they did not understand what owning a pet entailed. I think that if suitability checks were used, more pets would go to the right homes and animals would have a better quality of life.

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21 signatures

Progress of the petition towards its next target: 21 of 10,000 signatures required to get a government response

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10,000 signatures required to get a government response

Date closed 30 May 2024
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