Petition · past parliament

Increase sentences for animal cruelty cases

Rejected 14 signatures

What the petition asks

The law is far to lenient in dealing with animal cruelty cases. I think such cases should be treated in the same way as cruelty to humans - what is the difference?

Why ban someone for 5 years when they have been found guilty of animal abuse - the chances are they will do the same thing!

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Timeline

24 Nov 2015 Petition opened for signatures
25 Nov 2015 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 14
Status Rejected
Rejected 25 Nov 2015

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.