Introduce more severe penalties for cases of animal cruelty

Rejected 14 signatures

What the petition asks

The current penalties for animal cruelty do not appear appropriate for the suffering inflicted on the animal.
We want the Parliament to introduce more severe penalties for cases of animal cruelty.

The story of a dog owner who tied the animal to a heavy rock and threw it in the river has shocked the nation, yet the owner was only fined £80, an amount equivalent to littering fines.
We believe this shows that cases of animal cruelty are not being taken seriously enough and should be punished more severely.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/dog-rescue-river-drown-trent-nottinghamshire-court-b1815058.html

Why it was rejected

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

You may like to sign the following petition which we currently have open:

Increase sentences for all animal cruelty offences
Increase sentences for all animal cruelty offences

Timeline

15 Mar 2021	Petition opened for signatures
22 Mar 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 14

Status Rejected

Rejected 22 Mar 2021

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