Submitted on Monday 15th March 2021
Rejected on Monday 22nd March 2021
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Criminalise dog theft with harsher punishment
Have harsher punishment for criminals stealing pets. The current punishment is less than 6 months jail time this act is over 50 years old and now needs amendment, pet theft is not treated with enough seriousness, and police need to be preventing this crime just as much as other crimes.
Dog theft is not currently a specific offense. With thefts on the rise for our much-loved pets, the current laws and penalties are not enough justice for the families and dogs that go through this trauma.
Most pedigree dogs are worth much more than the average fine, this is not a deterrent for the thieves.
Three petitions have been previously run and this has been debated in parliament twice already. It is clear to see issue needs revisited and new laws in place.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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You may like to sign some of the following petitions that we currently have open on this topic:
Increase penalties for dog theft and illegal puppy farming
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/574650
Make dog theft a specific criminal offence
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/560216
Increase minimum and maximum sentences for pet theft
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/563711
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