Petition · past parliament
Demand a retrial for lenient sentencing re fox hunting.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Tougher sentencing is required after shockingly lenient sentences handed down after appalling acts of animal cruelty were openly admitted. A custodial sentence should be mandatory and applied given the barbarity of the acts involved.
Why it was rejected
It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.
This isn't something that the UK Government or Parliament could do. 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
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
Timeline
| 11 Jun 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 9 Jul 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
9 Jul 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.