Closed petition Require dog owners to keep their pets on short leads in children's playgrounds

Closed on 21 March 2021

We would like to see a nationwide, consistent rule regarding the safeguarding of children in public playgrounds, specifically from dogs off the lead. We ask our national government to require local councils to erect signage in all children's playgrounds, requiring dogs to be kept on short leads.

In my town, some children's playgrounds have signage which states that dogs need to be on leads, while other playgrounds do not. Given the fact that local councils have signage requiring dog owners to keep their pets on leads in some playgrounds demonstrates the acceptance that there is a risk to children posed by dogs - it is now time to extend the rule to ALL playgrounds, in order to protect ALL children, nationwide. Every child has the right to relax and play, as stipulated in the UNCRC.