Rejected petition The establishment of a national animal abuse register

Rejected on 12 February 2016

Offenders should be placed on a National Database that is easily accessible by those who might need it with recorded data in a single searchable database.

Some of the abuses covered in such a list should include the malicious and intentional maiming, mutilation, torture, wounding, or killing of a living animal as well as those guilty of neglecting their animals.

Why was this petition rejected?

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/106340

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