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A national approach saves money, closes gaps in knowledge, funds education, enforcement & helps unify a supported culture of responsible ownership, preventing serious problems & expensive bite incidents.","committee_note":"","state":"open","signature_count":46,"closing_date":"2027-05-13","created_at":"2026-09-21T07:23:20.155Z","updated_at":"2026-11-14T14:51:10.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-11-13T14:03:58.324Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-09-21T08:13:00.000Z","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":"Hannah Molloy","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":"France","code":"FR","signature_count":1},{"name":"United Kingdom","code":"GB","signature_count":45}],"signatures_by_constituency":[{"name":"Bicester and Woodstock","ons_code":"E14001090","mp":"Calum Miller MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Brentwood and Ongar","ons_code":"E14001125","mp":"Alex Burghart MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Bridgwater","ons_code":"E14001126","mp":"Sir Ashley Fox MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven","ons_code":"E14001129","mp":"Chris Ward MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Chester South and Eddisbury","ons_code":"E14001164","mp":"Aphra Brandreth MP","signature_count":2},{"name":"Crewe and Nantwich","ons_code":"E14001185","mp":"Connor Naismith MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Croydon East","ons_code":"E14001186","mp":"Natasha Irons MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"East Wiltshire","ons_code":"E14001217","mp":"Danny Kruger MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Ellesmere Port and Bromborough","ons_code":"E14001222","mp":"Justin Madders MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Feltham and Heston","ons_code":"E14001236","mp":"Seema Malhotra MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Huddersfield","ons_code":"E14001297","mp":"Harpreet Uppal MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Macclesfield","ons_code":"E14001347","mp":"Tim Roca MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Makerfield","ons_code":"E14001350","mp":"Rt Hon Andy Burnham","signature_count":1},{"name":"Mid Derbyshire","ons_code":"E14001362","mp":"Jonathan Davies MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West","ons_code":"E14001377","mp":"Dame Chi Onwurah MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"North Bedfordshire","ons_code":"E14001384","mp":"Richard Fuller MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Oxford East","ons_code":"E14001419","mp":"Rt Hon Anneliese Dodds MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Rochester and Strood","ons_code":"E14001447","mp":"Lauren Edwards MP","signature_count":4},{"name":"Sheffield Hallam","ons_code":"E14001468","mp":"Olivia Blake MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Southampton Itchen","ons_code":"E14001499","mp":"Darren Paffey MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"St Austell and Newquay","ons_code":"E14001508","mp":"Noah Law MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Stratford-on-Avon","ons_code":"E14001526","mp":"Manuela Perteghella MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Taunton and Wellington","ons_code":"E14001540","mp":"Gideon Amos MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Tewkesbury","ons_code":"E14001542","mp":"Cameron Thomas MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Tonbridge","ons_code":"E14001549","mp":"Rt Hon Tom Tugendhat MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Tunbridge Wells","ons_code":"E14001555","mp":"Mike Martin MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Wetherby and Easingwold","ons_code":"E14001582","mp":"Rt Hon Sir Alec Shelbrooke MP","signature_count":2},{"name":"Worsley and Eccles","ons_code":"E14001598","mp":"Michael Wheeler MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"York Central","ons_code":"E14001604","mp":"Rachael Maskell MP","signature_count":8},{"name":"York Outer","ons_code":"E14001605","mp":"Mr Luke Charters MP","signature_count":3},{"name":"Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe","ons_code":"W07000085","mp":"David Chadwick MP","signature_count":1}],"signatures_by_region":[{"name":"North East","ons_code":"A","signature_count":1},{"name":"North West","ons_code":"B","signature_count":7},{"name":"Yorkshire and The Humber","ons_code":"D","signature_count":15},{"name":"East Midlands","ons_code":"E","signature_count":1},{"name":"West Midlands","ons_code":"F","signature_count":1},{"name":"East of England","ons_code":"G","signature_count":2},{"name":"London","ons_code":"H","signature_count":2},{"name":"South East","ons_code":"J","signature_count":10},{"name":"South West","ons_code":"K","signature_count":5},{"name":"Wales","ons_code":"L","signature_count":1}],"other_parliamentary_business":[]}}}