Submitted on Wednesday 1st May 2019
Rejected on Wednesday 5th June 2019
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Make it so killing a working animal recklessly/deliberately is animal cruelty
In law, dogs, horses, asses, mules, sheep, goats and cows are defined as property, so damage to them, whether recklessly or deliberately, is defined as criminal damage. This law needs to be changed to make it animal cruelty.
Criminal Damage carries a lighter sentence than Animal Cruelty and often won't prohibit the perpetrator from owning animals in the future.
These animals are often treasured family members and the criminal damage charge and sentence is nowhere near suitable for the injuring or killing of a pet for the people who loved it.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Petitions need to call on the UK Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
It is already an offence to cause unnecessary suffering to any animal, so we're not sure what else you'd like the Government or Parliament to do. Anyone who is cruel to an animal, or does not provide for its welfare needs, may be banned from owning animals, fined up to £20,000 and/or sent to prison.
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petition.parliament.uk/petitions/244552
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