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Rejected petition Have tougher sentences for Animal Cruelty/ Abuse

Social Media is rife with videos of animal abuse and stories and the laws to deal with these people are too soft. We need tougher laws and sentencing. There should be a maximum sentence of 3 years and lifetime bans which should be checked regularly

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action. We understand that you're concerned about sentences for animal cruelty offences, but we're not sure whether maximum sentence of three years would lead to tougher sentences. The Government has announced plans to increase the maximum sentence for very serious animal cruelty offences to five years.

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