Rejected petition Increase punishments and reduce leniency to those convicted of animal cruelty

The government needs to now start to take seriously the outrage and anger the majority of people feel when time and time again animal cruelty convictions only result in lenient and meaningless sentencing.

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-48584227
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-44042900
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/fox-cub-hunting-paul-oliver-hannah-rose-trial-sentence-animal-cruelty-a8953961.html
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/huntsman-who-fed-fox-cubs-16409781?fbclid=IwAR2eeyKpygEY-DAHsvTc7dwOTXIE0QLiR7XQ6z4sGVFFZI5BG19EK_gsES4

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

We can't accept your petition because sentencing is the responsibility of the courts and not the UK Government or Parliament.

You might like to sign this petition instead, which calls for a law to be passed to increase the maximum sentence that the courts can give for animal cruelty:

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/244552

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Date submitted 11 June 2019
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