This petition was submitted during the 2015 to 2017 Parliament
Rejected petition Increase maximum sentences for animal cruelty
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The current maximum custodial sentence for the worst cases of animal cruelty in England and Wales is 6 months. This is out of step from the rest of the U.K. and many other European countries. As a nation of animal lovers we should be taking animal cruelty more seriously.
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/174647
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