Submitted on Tuesday 11th June 2019
Rejected on Wednesday 10th July 2019
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Ban anyone found guilty of cruelty from owning or working with animals
To prevent cruelty to animals we must ensure unsuitable people are not able to have access to them, anyone capable of cruelty to an animal is less likely to be compassionate to any in their care
A huntsman was found guilty of cruelty to Fox cubs when he threw them into a pack of dogs but he avoided a ban on keeping animals because 'To disqualify them from being in control of animals would cause them to lose their current employment and any hope of future work,' says sentencing judge.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Under current sentencing guidelines, people found guilty of animal cruelty can already be banned from owning or working with animals.
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