This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Rejected petition Prison sentences for anyone who abuses animals or puts this on social media
I want to start a government petition as I find it absolutely disgusting to see people on social media and other websites who abuse and kill animals. It is disturbing to know we have people who do this as this is another living creature.
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Most of the videos and images I have seen on social media lately have been removed by Facebook and Instagram which is rightly so. But it doesn’t mean it has stopped.
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, which are independent of the UK Government and Parliament. The law already allows the courts to give prison sentences in cases of animal cruelty.
You might like to sign this petition, which calls for the law to be changed so the courts can give longer sentences:
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/244552
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.