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Harsher punishment for animal cruelty - more and longer custodial sentencing.

Submitted on Wednesday 1st February 2017

Rejected on Friday 3rd February 2017

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)

Petition Action

Harsher punishment for animal cruelty - more and longer custodial sentencing.

Petition Details

Currently the maximum custodial sentence for killing an animal, torturing, severely neglecting, using an animal as bait and other extreme examples of animal cruelty is 26 weeks. Many found guilty get away with just a fine and/or a ban from keeping animals for a period of time.


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