Rejected petition: Make it illegal to walk dogs in dangerously hot weather in the UK
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Introduce legislation making it illegal to walk dogs in dangerously hot weather when temperatures or hot pavements create a serious risk of heatstroke, burns, injury or death.
Dogs are vulnerable to heatstroke and can suffer serious injury or death in extreme heat, causing avoidable suffering.
This petition is not asking for a blanket ban on all dog walking in warm weather. It asks the Government to define “dangerously hot weather” using veterinary guidance, including both air temperature and pavement surface temperature.
The goal is to strengthen enforcement under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 by explicitly recognising knowingly walking dogs in dangerous heat as animal neglect or cruelty.
Why was this petition rejected?
There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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You may wish to sign the following petition, which calls for similar action:
Make it illegal to walk dogs during extreme heat to prevent suffering and death.
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/764706We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.