Extend the length of jail sentence given to Michael Heathcock & Richard Finch

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

Michael Heathcock and Richard Finch were jailed today at the Teeside magistrates court for driving a nail through a 16 year old dogs head and burying it alive. They were only given 4 months in jail. This is unacceptable and they should be serving much longer for such a hideous crime.

After being buried alive, the dog was later discovered by a member of the public after hearing the dog moaning in agony. The dog was taken to a vet, who had to put the dog to sleep and was quoted stating this is the worst case of animal cruelty he had seen in 30 years. The pair were jailed for only 4 months. This is unacceptable. Where is the justice in such a poor sentence.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

Sentences are the responsibility of the courts, which are independent of the Government and Parliament.

Anyone can ask the Attorney General to review a sentence they think is too low, and only one person needs to ask for a sentence to be reviewed. You can find out how to do that here:

https://www.gov.uk/complain-about-low-crown-court-sentence

You may wish to sign this petition asking the Government to increase sentences for offences of animal cruelty: Increase maximum sentencing for animal cruelty from 6 months.

Timeline

1 Mar 2017	Petition opened for signatures
11 Mar 2017	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13

Status Rejected

Rejected 11 Mar 2017

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