Submitted on Tuesday 21st March 2017
Rejected on Wednesday 29th March 2017
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Increase maximum sentences for animal cruelty
The current maximum custodial sentence for the worst cases of animal cruelty in England and Wales is 6 months. This is out of step from the rest of the U.K. and many other European countries. As a nation of animal lovers we should be taking animal cruelty more seriously.
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