A Call for the Government to Increase Animal Cruelty Charges

• Petition
• Statistics

Petition Action

A Call for the Government to Increase Animal Cruelty Charges

Additional Information

Offences of Animal Cruelty (as described in the Animal Welfare Act 2006) is triable only summarily (cannot go to Crown Court) and carry a maximum penalty of £20,000 fine and/or 51 weeks imprisonment.

We demand that sentencing is increased to a maximum of 5 years imprisonment and a lifetime ban for serious or repeat offenders.

Animal cruelty , in extreme cases, can involve the inhumane torturing and regrettable death of an animal. These horrible acts can be carried out by 'human beings' in order to exhibit power and authority amongst other reasons.

Recently a horrendous act occurred in Dudley, where a dog between the age of 1 and 2 years old had a metal chain tied around it's neck and was then hoisted 15 ft above the ground and suspended until it died. Investigators believe that the dog suffered dramatically for an extremely long time.

Sign this petition to increase the charge for animal cruelty. SIGN THIS PETITION TO DO THE BASIC HUMANE THING!

---

You can't sign this petition because it is now closed. But you can still comment on it here at Repetition.me!

Have your say on this petition!

comments powered by Disqus