This petition was submitted during the 2010-2015 parliament
Rejected petition Harsher Sentences for those who commit Animal Cruelty
More details
Cruelty, abuse and MURDER of animals (especially but not limited to domesticated pets), should be considered and recognised as lawfully wrong as similar offences committed to human beings.
The Government considers that existing maximum penalties of a fine of £20,000 and six months imprisonment are appropriate. It is my opinion the Government must be unemotional, uncaring and extremely unintelligent.
Animals FEEL fear and pain, both physical and emotional.
I want the government to SERIOUSLY reassess the custodial terms imposed to offenders of the discussed crimes.
Prisons may be over crowded and an extreme expense to the tax payer, but perhaps if the government implemented tougher sentences and tougher conditions within Prison it would act as a deterrent to offenders, thus lowering offences committed, lowering prison populations and lowering the expense to the tax payer.
I wonder how the Queen feels towards Animal Cruelty and the law's surrounding it?
This petition was rejected
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.
You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.