Rejected petition Take ANIMAL CRUELTY SERIOUSLY - TOUGHER PENALTIES NEEDED. PLEASE TAKE SERIOUSLY!

Acts of cruelty to animals are not mere indications of a minor personality flaw; they are are symptomatic of a deep mental disorder. Research in psychology and criminology shows that people who commit acts of cruelty to animals don’t stop there - many move on to their fellow human beings.

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Dec 2015 Troya (dog). Abducted, strangled and dumped in a canal. www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-Mersyside-35407714

Jan 2016 - Dog dumped in cemetery - most of it's bones broken (still alive - later put to sleep). Birkenhead. Telegraph

May 2015 Horse in Cumbria. Sharpened stake rammed into the horses rear end. www.cumbriacrack.com/2015/05/11/horse-maimed-in-horrific-attack

Please also see www.peta.org/issues/companion-animals-issues-(factsheets)/animal-abuse-human-abuse-partners-crime

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Date submitted 27 January 2016
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