Petition · past parliament

Increase animal cruelty sentences to five years

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

We are urging the UK Government to increase the animal cruelty sentences to five years in England, Wales and Scotland. Not enough is being done to protect innocent animals that do not have a voice. Increase the animal cruelty sentence to five years in the United Kingdom.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

17 Feb 2019 Petition opened for signatures
20 Feb 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 20 Feb 2019

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