Rejected petition Make punishments for those who abuse animals a lot harsher

Having recently watched a lot of well publicised programmes on television concerning animal rescues it's been highlighted how lenient 'punishments' are on those who abuse and torture animals. If this is something you feel strongly about please sign this petition AND forward it on to others to sign

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" Under the 2006 Act, the maximum penalty for causing unnecessary suffering is a fine of £20,000 or six months imprisonment, or both " - https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/61926

This simply is not harsh enough!

Those found guilty of animal cruelty especially at the extreme should without doubt face long prison sentences!

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Why was this petition rejected?

There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/130194

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Date submitted 23 June 2016
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