{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/776802.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":776802,"attributes":{"action":"Require dogs to undergo mandatory sociability tests & introduce mitigations","background":"We call on the Government to amend the Dangerous Dogs Act and require dogs to undergo mandatory sociability tests in order to test if dogs are likely to attack other dogs or people. Dogs failing the test, should be given compulsory retraining, muzzles, or put down if found a threat to safety. ","additional_details":"We believe there are too many unruly and dangerous dogs in public, and we cannot have threatening animals on our streets. My placid little dog has been attacked on four occasions this year, and I have been attacked once. An Alsatian went for my throat. The police were sympathetic, but unable to assist.\r\n\r\nIf people are aggressive in public, action is taken. However, we allow aggressive dogs to prowl our streets, seemingly with no consequences. Rather than being reactive, we believe we should be pre-emptive, and test dogs for sociability every two years. My dog would pass any test with flying colours.","committee_note":"","state":"open","signature_count":11,"closing_date":"2027-02-13","created_at":"2026-07-11T22:24:19.433Z","updated_at":"2026-08-13T21:21:50.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-08-13T12:16:52.080Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-07-13T22:20:50.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":"ralph ellis","rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"DEFRA","name":"Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs"}],"topics":[],"signatures_by_country":[{"name":"United Kingdom","code":"GB","signature_count":11}],"signatures_by_constituency":[{"name":"Derbyshire Dales","ons_code":"E14001195","mp":"John Whitby MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Ellesmere Port and Bromborough","ons_code":"E14001222","mp":"Justin Madders MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Ipswich","ons_code":"E14001302","mp":"Jack Abbott MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"South Basildon and East Thurrock","ons_code":"E14001480","mp":"James McMurdock MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"South Holland and The Deepings","ons_code":"E14001487","mp":"Rt Hon Sir John Hayes MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Taunton and Wellington","ons_code":"E14001540","mp":"Gideon Amos MP","signature_count":2},{"name":"Warrington North","ons_code":"E14001564","mp":"Charlotte Nichols MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Upper Bann","ons_code":"N05000017","mp":"Carla Lockhart MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe","ons_code":"W07000085","mp":"David Chadwick MP","signature_count":1}],"signatures_by_region":[{"name":"North West","ons_code":"B","signature_count":2},{"name":"East Midlands","ons_code":"E","signature_count":2},{"name":"East of England","ons_code":"G","signature_count":2},{"name":"South West","ons_code":"K","signature_count":2},{"name":"Wales","ons_code":"L","signature_count":1},{"name":"Northern Ireland","ons_code":"N","signature_count":1}],"other_parliamentary_business":[]}}}