Rejected petition Prosecute dog owners if a dog if taken to a vet for heat stroke and burns on their feet

Dog owners should be prosecuted if a poor dog is found to have burns on their feet or heat stroke
People are still walking dogs in this heat, walking a dog in the full heat of the day is neglect
Dogs don't die from not being walked

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If the air temperature is 24c your dog will be walking on at least 52c which is hot enough to burn a dogs paws

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the Senedd or Welsh Government is not responsible for.

The decision to prosecute criminal offences is a matter for the Crown Prosecution Service. Criminal proceedings, including the prosecution of offences, is reserved under paragraph 8(1)(c) of Schedule 7A to GoWA.

The owner of a dog with heatstroke and/or burned paws may be liable to prosecution under existing animal welfare laws (see for example section 4 of the Animal Welfare Act 2006 which prohibits unnecessary suffering to animals).

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Date submitted 22 June 2026
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