Petition Pass the bill for increase sentences for animal cruelty

The government agreed in Aug 2018, that a bill should be passed to increase the maximum sentence for animal cruelty to 5 years

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The draft Animal Welfare (Sentencing and Recognition of Sentience) Bill. August 2018
This was agreed in parliament to be passed, still waiting . We need this now to protect animals

This petition is closed This petition ran for 6 months

606 signatures

Progress of the petition towards its next target: 606 of 10,000 signatures required to get a government response

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10,000 signatures required to get a government response

Date closed 20 September 2019
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