Rejected petition To classify all animal abuse as a hate crime.

At the moment a hate crime incident is any incident which the victim, or anyone else, thinks is based on someones prejudice towards them because of their race, religion, sexual orientation, disability or because they are transgender. This should apply to different species as well.

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Why was this petition rejected?

It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.

We're not sure what you mean by "classify all animal abuse as a hate crime".

The Government is already taking action to increase sentences for people accused of animal abuse. You can find out more here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/sentences-for-animal-cruelty-to-increase-tenfold-to-five-years

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Date submitted 4 December 2017
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