UK Parliament · Public Bill · No. 3549
Pet Abduction Act 2024
[As Introduced]
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This Act makes pet abduction (stealing or taking someone's pet) a specific crime under UK law with legal consequences. It aims to protect pet owners by making it illegal to take someone else's animal and giving them legal remedies to get their pets back.
Presented by Anna Firth
supported by Lord Black of Brentwood.
supported by Lord Black of Brentwood.
✓ Passed into lawHybridLords
Official Ballot · The People's Chamber
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The people's count17 votes
100% Aye · 170% No · 0
MPs' votePassed without division
No division called, Third Reading carried on the voices.
Bill passage
Commons
- 1st reading6 Dec 2023
- 2nd reading19 Jan 2024
- Committee stage31 Jan 2024
- Report stage19 Apr 2024
- 3rd reading19 Apr 2024
Lords
- 1st reading22 Apr 2024
- 2nd reading10 May 2024
- 3rd reading24 May 2024
Royal Assent24 May 2024