Submitted on Tuesday 2nd July 2019
Rejected on Thursday 25th July 2019
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Increase animal cruelty charges, make specific offences for attacks on pets
The petition wants to see higher penalties for animal neglect, cruelty, attacks on domestic pets, and specific offences created for attacks/abuse on domestic pets
Our pets are not property they are family
Our pets look after us and protect us. The least we can do is the same for them
Currently the sentence for for the injury or death of a "domestic animal" if not owned by the defendant is criminal damage as they are classed as property that is capable of being "damaged or destroyed"
Currently the maximum sentence for animal cruelty is 51 weeks however in practice this is often not applied.
Animal cruelty cases are considered summary offences, with magistrates’ courts only permitted to sentence people to a maximum of six months jail time.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
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