This petition was submitted during the 2015–2017 Conservative government
Rejected petition Tougher sentences for animal abuse and neglect.
In light of the near death of Chunky the dog, I am calling for support for tougher sentences rather than a ban on owning animals for perpetrators of violent crime and attempted or actual murder of animals.
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In the example of Chunky the dog who was stolen, who had his leg and neck broken, was set fire to and fed drugs and these people were given a ban is not just. If it was a person the sentence would be different. I understand that animals are not people but the owners are. There was another case in the same town where a man stamped or bludgeoned his Staffordshire Bull Terrier to death and also received a ban for 5 years. Ban for life. And give a prison sentence. This behaviour must stop.
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/104779
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/105764
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