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

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.