Petitions/Make any sexual contact with an animal a criminal offence
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Opened19 May 2025
Closes19 Nov 2025
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We think the government should recognise gap in current law regarding bestiality and change it. They should make it law that any sexual act with an animal is illegal.

Under Section 69 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003, a person commits an offence if they intentionally perform an act of penetration with their penis on the vagina or anus of a living animal. However, the law does not cover other forms of sexual contact with animals, such as oral sex or digital penetration. Any sexual act should be consensual and animals are unable to give consent. This is animal abuse and the law needs to change.

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Sarah Pochin
1Sarah Pochin MP
Runcorn and Helsby
8
Oliver Ryan
2Oliver Ryan MP
Burnley
3
Andrew Cooper
3Andrew Cooper MP
Mid Cheshire
3
Mr Bayo Alaba
4Mr Bayo Alaba MP
Southend East and Rochford
3
David Burton-Sampson
5David Burton-Sampson MP
Southend West and Leigh
3
Rachel Gilmour
6Rachel Gilmour MP
Tiverton and Minehead
3
Steve Darling
7Steve Darling MP
Torbay
3
Priti Patel
8Priti Patel MP
Witham
3
Alison McGovern
9Alison McGovern MP
Birkenhead
2
Tahir Ali
10Tahir Ali MP
Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley
2
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