Strengthen sentencing guidelines for extreme animal cruelty cases

Rejected 16 signatures

What the petition asks

I ask that courts consider immediate custodial sentences and lifetime animal ownership bans in cases involving extreme suffering or multiple animals.

After reading about a case where 23 cats were trapped in a bin and the person responsible received a suspended sentence and a 10 year ban on keeping cats and dogs, I believe stronger sentencing should be considered for severe animal cruelty cases.

Recent cases involving mass suffering of animals have resulted in suspended sentences, which many members of the public feel do not reflect the severity of the harm caused.

Why it was rejected

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

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Timeline

14 Mar 2026	Petition opened for signatures
21 Apr 2026	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 16

Status Rejected

Rejected 21 Apr 2026

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