Petition · past parliament
Harsher punishment for animal cruelty - more and longer custodial sentencing.
Rejected
10 signatures
What the petition asks
Currently the maximum custodial sentence for killing an animal, torturing, severely neglecting, using an animal as bait and other extreme examples of animal cruelty is 26 weeks. Many found guilty get away with just a fine and/or a ban from keeping animals for a period of time.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 1 Feb 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 3 Feb 2017 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
10
Status
Rejected
Rejected
3 Feb 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.