Submitted on Wednesday 16th November 2016
Rejected on Wednesday 16th November 2016
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Allow the RSPCA to retain its powers to prosecute those who abuse any animal.
A government committee suggests that the RSPCA should be stripped of its rights to prosecute those who abuse animals. They claim there is a "conflict of interest" between the charity's power to prosecute and its role to investigate a case. They've been in existence since 1824, so why now?
Please see this BBC News Link for further information.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-37987213
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petition.parliament.uk/petitions/172674
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