This petition was submitted during the 2017 to 2019 Parliament
Rejected petition Increase the sentencing for animal cruelty so that the punishment fits the crime
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What is worse;
luring hundreds of pet cats and other animals with food, running them over, mutilating their bodies and leaving the remains outside doors;
Common assault;
Or giving wrong information when filling in an electoral form?
They all have a maximum sentence of 6 months (3months served)
The Croydon Cat killer has done the former, he clearly should spend more than 3 months in prison. Yes, this is an extreme, but he is still doing it and will not be deterred by the ludicrously lenient terms that are currently given. A woman who imprisoned dogs to starve them was given a suspended sentence. A man who stabbed a cat to death was given a lesser sentence to run concurrently with the punishment for attacking his wife. I have the proposed guidelines: http://infoonpetition.weebly.com/
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
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