Temporary ban on the breeding and importation of bully breeds

04/29/2024, 14:13

New deadline: 04.07.2024
Signatures at the time of the change: 562

04/19/2024, 16:10

Five new NGOs / organisations: Innocent Paws, Help Us Help, CSAF Carers for Stray & Abandoned Felines, Angel 4 Paws, and Fostering & Homing Paws, have chosen to support the petition for the temporary ban on the breeding of these dogs making the call stronger and having a wider reach and support base.


New petition description:

Following the case involving 28 bully breed dogs found in horrible conditions rescued by Animal Welfare and the countess incidents involving bully breeds that has happened before this, it is time to act! Vuċi għall-Annimali, Association for Abandoned Animals, Gozo SPCA, and The Island SanctuarySanctuary, Innocent Paws, Help Us Help, CSAF Carers for Stray & Abandoned Felines, Angel 4 Paws, and Fostering & Homing Paws are speaking up for the rights and well-being of these loyal and deserving animals. 

We advocate for a comprehensive approach to address this issue, including stricter regulations against abuse and illegal breeding practices, increased efforts to enforce existing laws, and initiatives to promote responsible pet ownership and adoption.

To achieve this we are requesting the Maltese government to issue a temporary ban of the breeding and importation of all bully breed dogs as also proposed by The Commissioner for Animal Welfare, until the situation has adequately improved. This ban would include also mixed breed bully breeds.

04/16/2024, 19:49

New deadline: 04.07.2024
Signatures at the time of the change: 417

04/16/2024, 19:37

The change in the text reflects and update in the status of the petition supporters and their current position on the actual text of the petition. Thus we have updated the petition supporters to better reflect this in line with the new status of the petition supports.


New petition description:

Following the case involving 28 bully breed dogs found in horrible conditions rescued by Animal Welfare and the countess incidents involving bully breeds that has happened before this, it is time to act! Vuċi għall-Annimali, Association for Abandoned Animals, Gozo SPCA, Noah’s Ark Dog Sanctuary and The Island Sanctuary are speaking up for the rights and well-being of these loyal and deserving animals. 

We advocate for a comprehensive approach to address this issue, including stricter regulations against abuse and illegal breeding practices, increased efforts to enforce existing laws, and initiatives to promote responsible pet ownership and adoption.

To achieve this we are requesting the Maltese government to issue a temporary ban of the breeding and importation of all bully breed dogs as also proposed by The Commissioner for Animal Welfare, until the situation has adequately improved. This ban would include also mixed breed bully breeds.