Submitted on Saturday 14th March 2026
Rejected on Tuesday 21st April 2026
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Strengthen sentencing guidelines for extreme animal cruelty cases
I ask that courts consider immediate custodial sentences and lifetime animal ownership bans in cases involving extreme suffering or multiple animals.
After reading about a case where 23 cats were trapped in a bin and the person responsible received a suspended sentence and a 10 year ban on keeping cats and dogs, I believe stronger sentencing should be considered for severe animal cruelty cases.
Recent cases involving mass suffering of animals have resulted in suspended sentences, which many members of the public feel do not reflect the severity of the harm caused.
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You may wish to sign the following petitions which call for similar actions:
Introduce custodial minimum sentences for animal cruelty offences: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/743142
Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/759783
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