This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Create safe dog leash laws in the UK
Require ALL off leash dogs to be leashed before approaching on leash dogs - in all areas.
Implicate safe and appropriate muzzle wearing for dogs of any breed and size if aggressive or reactive.
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Myself and so many others have experienced dog attacks or off leash dogs approaching with no recall and those of which are aggressive and not friendly leaving owners to break up dog fights and attacks.
Whilst we are either training our dogs, working on our rescue dogs reactivity or walking our old and unwell dog, off leash approaching can cause major setbacks, triggers and dangerous environments.
We want to create a safe and considerate environment and implicate appropriate laws for dog safety.
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.
We understand you want a requirement to be introduced that dogs have to be muzzled if they are "aggressive or reactive", however it's not clear how you want 'aggressive' or 'reactive' to be defined. There are already laws in place prohibiting the ownership of certain 'dangerous' breeds of dog. You can find out more about 'breed specific legislation' here: https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CDP-2021-0111/CDP-2021-0111.pdf.
You could have a petition calling for muzzles to be required for certain breeds of dog, if that is something you'd like to see happen, so long as the petition was clear which breeds these would be, or how you wanted these breeds to be identified.
You might also like to sign this petition which calls for a related action:
'Require dogs to be kept on a lead at all times when in public': https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/599677
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