Petitions/Grant interim exemptions to all seized dogs with no prior history of aggression
StatusClosed
Opened17 Dec 2025
Closes17 Jun 2026
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Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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We would like for the Government to grant interim exemptions for all dogs seized from their owners under the XL Bully ban who have no history of aggression. This could allow for dogs to remain in the custody of their owners at home and not in kennels.

We believe dogs deserve to remain in safe and loving homes whilst waiting for a decision from the courts. Many beloved pets may be kept for long periods of time in kennels, which can cost the owners thousands of pounds. Many dogs get no satisfactory interaction, and many have been returned home underweight, scared and uncared for. Many owners are scared to lose their pets to kennels for an unknown amount of time and having the interim exemption in place could see more owners come forward.

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Melanie Onn
1Melanie Onn MP
Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes
30
Gill Furniss
2Gill Furniss MP
Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough
27
Chris Webb
3Chris Webb MP
Blackpool South
25
Sir Edward Leigh
4Sir Edward Leigh MP
Gainsborough
25
Claire Young
5Claire Young MP
Thornbury and Yate
25
Jo White
6Jo White MP
Bassetlaw
24
Victoria Atkins
7Victoria Atkins MP
Louth and Horncastle
24
Lloyd Hatton
8Lloyd Hatton MP
South Dorset
24
Josh MacAlister
9Josh MacAlister MP
Whitehaven and Workington
24
Natalie Fleet
10Natalie Fleet MP
Bolsover
22
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