Rejected petition Tougher sentencing for Dog thieves

Change the law to give tougher senteces for dog theft

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Because dog theft is rising at an alarming rate and dogs are an integral part of the family. The stress being caused to the dog and the family is totally unjust and has to be stopped.

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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.

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We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:

Make dog theft a specific criminal offence: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/560216

Increase minimum and maximum sentences for pet theft: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/563711

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Date submitted 18 February 2021
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